Teaching Mathematics to Low Attainers, 8-12 [Paperback]

This book for student-teachers and teachers is concerned with the problems of teaching primary and middle school children whose attainment in mathematics compares unfavourably with that of their contemporaries. Drawing on his classroom-based research with low-attaining children in the age range of eight to 12 years years, the author discusses the factors associated with their low attainment and proposes a strategy for teaching them.`This is a super, practical book on a neglected area of concern' - Times Education Supplement

This book for student-teachers and teachers is concerned with the problems of teaching primary and middle school children whose attainment in mathematics compares unfavourably with that of their contemporaries. Drawing on his classroom-based research with low-attaining children in the age range of eight to 12 years years, the author discusses the factors associated with their low attainment and proposes a strategy for teaching them.`This is a super, practical book on a neglected area of concern' - Times Education SupplementIntroduction
Groans
Themes and Labels
Case Studies of Low Attainers in Mathematics
Factors in Low Attainment in Mathematics
Strategies for Teaching Low Attainers in Mathematics
Place Value
Measurement for Low Attainers
Choosing the Operation
Confidence with Number
Using Maths to Make Things Happen
Money for Low Attainers
A Scheme of Work