Numeracy and Learning Difficulties: Approaches to Teaching and Assessment [Paperback]

By understanding why children struggle with maths, teachers are better equipped to provide effective support and nurture confidence in low-achievers.

Numeracy and Learning Difficulties includes how to tackle common learning difficulties by following different teaching practices and principles, identifying gaps in students' knowledge and developing curricula that bridges these gaps, improves numerical literacy using problem-solving strategies and skills, and a handy checklist of benchmarks in achievement.

Chapter 1 Developing Numeracy: Current Issues in Learning and Teaching; Chapter 2 More on Childrens Learning; Chapter 3 Improving Numeracy: General Teaching Principles and Practices; Chapter 4 Teaching Basic Number Skills; Chapter 5 Teaching Problem-Solving Skills and Strategies; Chapter 6 Assessment; Chapter 7 Recommended Resources;USCopyright ? 2000 Peter Westwood