TY - BOOK AU - Bird,Ronit TI - Overcoming dyscalculia and difficulties with number SN - 9781529767377 U1 - 371.904 47 BIR PY - 2021/// CY - Thousand Oaks PB - SAGE Publications KW - Special education -- Mathematics KW - Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Elementary) -- Activity programs -- Great Britain KW - Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- Activity programs -- Great Britain KW - Acalculia in children N1 - Part I: Stop Counting in Ones Chapter 1: How to help pupils stop counting in ones Part II: The Bridging Technique Chapter 2: Pre-skills for learning the bridging technique Chapter 3: Bridging through 10 Chapter 4: Bridging through multiples of 10 Part III: The Area Model of Multiplication and Division Chapter 5: Pre-skills for the area model of multiplication and division Chapter 6: The area model of multiplication and division Chapter 7: Making the transition from the area model to standard written algorithms for short and long multiplication Chapter 8: Making the transition from the area model to standard written algorithms for short and long division Part IV: Reasoning Strategies Chapter 9: Reasoning Strategies Part V: Games Collection N2 - "In writing this practical book, Ronit Bird has drawn on her teaching and training experience to create teaching plans for key numeracy topics, aimed at those working with students aged 9-16. She provides detailed strategies for teaching numeracy skills through a progression of practical activities and visualisation techniques which build the self-esteem of students who need extra help and give them a basic foundation in number. While the plans cover the National Numeracy Strategy, they can also be used in any setting where maths is being taught. Topics covered include: - games and puzzles for learning number components - bridging - multiplication - division - reasoning strategies A bank of accompanying resources, games, activities and Su-Doku puzzles is available on the companion website for the book. This is an ideal resource for both class teachers and maths subject teachers, and is equally useful for teaching assistants and learning support assistants"-- ER -