More trouble with maths : a complete manual to identifying and diagnosing mathematical difficulties /: a complete manual to identifying and diagnosing mathematical difficulties. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Steve Chinn.
• Authors: Chinn, Stephen J
• Contents: Introduction : dyscalculia and mathematical learning difficulties : the test protocol -- Diagnosis, assessment and teaching : the benefits of linking -- The dyscalculia checklist : 31 characteristics that can contribute to maths failure -- Starting the assessment/diagnosis : getting to know the person through informal activities -- Short term memory and working memory : the two key underlying skills that influence learning -- Tests of basic facts : addition, subtraction, multiplication and division : their role in maths LD and dyscalculia -- Mathematics anxiety : which topics and activities create anxiety -- The 15-minute norm-referenced mathematics test : basic computations and algebra designed to compare performances -- Errors and the 15-minute mathematics test : recognising and understanding common error patterns -- Cognitive (thinking) style : how learners think through maths problems -- Estimation : a key life skill used to develop more confidence with mathematics -- Mathematics vocabulary and word problems : exploring how they contribute to mathematics learning difficulties -- Criterion-referenced (formative) tests : focusing on identified problems and showing how to build ongoing diagnosis into teaching -- Speed of working : the implications of 'doing mathematics' quickly -- Two sample reports. Appendix 1: A sample 'teacher observations' pro-forma -- Appendix 2: A pre-assessment pro-forma for parents/carers -- Appendix 3 : Schools, colleges, institutions and individuals who provided data for the norm-referenced tests in Chapters 6 and 8.
• Edition: Third edition
• Publisher Details: Abingdon, Oxon New York, NY : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2020
• Copyright Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource (vi, 216 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 510.71; Mathematics -- Study and teaching; Math anxiety; Mathematical ability -- Testing; Acalculia; Dyslexia; EDUCATION / General; EDUCATION / Special Education / Learning Disabled; EDUCATION / Teaching Methods & Materials / Mathematics; Acalculia; Dyslexia; Math anxiety; Mathematical ability -- Testing; Mathematics -- Study and teaching; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781003017721; 9781000052060; 1000052060; 9781000052046; 1000052044; 9781000052053; 1000052052
• Related ISBNs: 100301772X; 9780367862152; 9780367862169
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 03, 2020).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.