100 Ideas for Secondary Teachers: Supporting Students with Numeracy Difficulties

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No matter what you teach, there is a 100 Ideas title for you! The 100 Ideas series offers teachers practical, easy-to-implement strategies and activities for the classroom. Each author is an expert in their field and is passionate about sharing best practice with their peers. Each title includes at least ten additional extra-creative Bonus Ideas that won't fail to inspire and engage all learners. _______________ Dyscalculia experts Patricia Babtie and Sue Dillon present 100 ideas to help students with numeracy difficulties grasp the core skills required in the secondary curriculum, not just in maths but in other subjects including science, design and technology, computing and geography. Around 25 per cent of secondary school students have severe numeracy difficulties. These students are often anxious and fearful about using maths arising from a repeated failure to learn. This impacts their overall attainment. Patricia and Sue show how numeracy difficulties can be overcome using multi-sensory teaching and helping students with their study skills, revision and exam techniques. This dip-in-and-out book provides activities and games to encourage students to explore numerical ideas and discover underlying patterns across the secondary curriculum. These ideas help to develop an understanding of maths concepts and see their relevance in everyday life. 100 Ideas for Secondary Teachers: Supporting Students with Numeracy Difficulties contains adaptable ideas that are relevant across the curriculum. It will help build confidence in learners, making it a must-have resource for all schools.

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Brimming with ideas, games and activities, this book is perfect for developing and reinforcing students' understanding of numeracy. Pick a page and off you go! * Rebecca Wilson, secondary maths teacher, @rebecca3001 *

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Patricia Babtie is a SEN teacher, lecturer and author who specialises in dyscalculia and numeracy difficulties. She has worked at Emerson House, a specialist centre in London, and in state and independent schools. She has written numerous books about numeracy difficulties, including bestsellers The Dyscalculia Assessment and The Dyscalculia Solution, presented at conferences and provided CPD training in the UK and internationally. Sue Dillon is currently Head of Learning Support in the middle and upper schools at Thomas's Battersea, London. She has been Head of Learning Support for 12 years and specialises in teaching maths to pupils with learning difficulties. Sue regularly delivers CPD training at her own school and other schools and organisations in London, and has advised on books written by Patricia Babtie and Jane Emerson.