Understanding Dyscalculia and Numeracy Difficulties: A Guide for Parents, Teachers and Other Professionals

A complete, accessible guide to understanding dyscalculia and poor numeracy, this book covers number sense & how the brain deals with numbers, assessment, planning intervention, what to teach & how to teach it. Essential for parents, teachers and education professionals working with a child with numerical difficulties.

Dyscalculia is a specific learning difficulty that affects the acquisition of numerical skills. A far larger number of pupils, while not dyscalculic, fail to acquire the basic numerical skills required for everyday life.

Whatever the cause of poor numeracy it is essential that these difficulties are identified and addressed. This book looks at how adults can help identify each child's specific areas of difficulty and describes a multi-sensory approach that can be adapted for the needs of each student to help them better understand numbers and apply that understanding to solve problems. It covers the origins of number sense and how the brain deals with numbers, assessment, planning intervention, what to teach and how to teach it, and how parents can help their children.

A complete, accessible guide to understanding dyscalculia and poor numeracy, this straightforward book is essential reading for parents, teachers and education professionals working with a child with numerical difficulties.

Table of Contents

Part I. Overview of Numeracy Learning and Assessment.

1. Dyscalculia, Numeracy Difficulties and Specific Learning Difficulties.
2. How Pupils Learn.
3. What is Numeracy?.
4. The Causes of Dyscalculia and Numeracy Difficulties.
5. Assessment.
6. Identifying Dyscalculia and Numeracy Difficulties.

Part II. Teaching.

7. Planning and Assessment for Teaching.
8. What to Teach.
9. How to Teach.
10. How Parents Can Help.

Useful Organizations.

Bibliography.

Index.