Maths Learning Difficulties, Dyslexia and Dyscalculia

by Steve Chinn

Written by a world authority on maths difficulties in children, this accessible guide provides tried and tested visual strategies and tailored techniques to help teachers and parents support children with SpLDs who need help with maths. Drawing on the latest research, into areas such as cognition and meta-cognition, along with the authors' decades of teaching experience, the book offers insight into how maths learning difficulties, including dyslexia, dyscalculia and maths anxiety, make maths difficult. Each chapter looks at foundational areas of maths learning that children may struggle with, from early number experiences to basic addition and subtraction, times tables, measurement and more. Essential reading for any teacher, learning assistant or parent supporting children with maths.

Genres: Education, Nonfiction

144 pages, Paperback

Published October 18, 2018

Reviews

[OneDayI'll · Rating 4 out of 5]

Got because I have dyscalculia and was looking for something that 45 years of life hasn't already taught me. This is more for someone just discovering their child/student is having difficulties than an adult. Blocking, gridding, hash marks, color coding (providing that there isn't an underlying issue preventing color coding from helping) and all would have been great in grade school to know. Teachers used to just write me off because I was a girl, and "girls just didn't get math and science" was the major thought process. Whereas I love science and a better understanding of math could have changed my life greatly. Anyway, good ideas for someone just realizing, but most of us (30+) have already discovered these methods via the Internet or life experience. But I give it 4 stars because someone could use this info, especially a teacher or parent, and maybe it will help them spot someone struggling even if there isn't someone directly in their life that is.

[Sam · Rating 4 out of 5]

Chinn’s work gives a great insight to working with individuals with dyscalculia.