Basic Topics in Mathematics for Dyslexia

The aim of this book is to offer some help to teachers who are not very confident of their own understanding of mathematics, but want to give some basic help to dyslexics and others in the particular areas needed by them. To that end the chapters give separate topics with clear explanations for the teacher of the content to be taught, suggestions about how to teach it, exercises with answers, and in the Appendix a list of helpful materials and software. Teachers can pick out a topic without necessarily following the order in the book.

Anne Henderson is a lecturer on Mathematics and Dyslexia for Masters and Diploma courses at UCW Bangor, Wales, as well as Educational Consultant for BEAM mathematics and Numicon. She has provided training all over the world.

Preface

ix

General Advice on Teaching

1

(6)

Estimation

7

(6)

Understanding Number

13

(14)

Addition Magic Squares

27

(8)

Substraction

35

(6)

Multiplication Multiplication Tables

41

(16)

Division

57

(6)

The `equals' concept and sign

63

(6)

Summary of four operations

69

(2)

Calculators

71

(8)

Money

79

(6)

Time

85

(6)

Fractions

91

(6)

Decimals

97

(6)

Changing between fractions and decimals Correction to significant figures

103

(6)

Percentages

109

(6)

Probability

115

(6)

Ratio and Proportion

121

(6)

A useful procedure for tackling mathematics problems

127

(2)

Appendix

129

(23)

A1 The National Numeracy Strategy

129

(3)

A2 100 number square and number grid

132

(1)

A3 Times table exercises

133

(1)

A4 Table practice lists

134

(5)

A5 Coinage

139

(1)

A6 Clock faces

140

(1)

A7 Fraction diagrams

141

(1)

A8 Answers to practice examples within chapters

142

(2)

A9 More examples of problems

144

(3)

A10 More general practice

147

(5)

A11 List of materials, books and computer software, together with addresses of suppliers

152

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Basic Topics in Mathematics for Dyslexia

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