Beliefs about the way maths should be taught discriminate against pupils with SEN, writes Steve Chinn
There is much about maths that makes it a great subject to study. It is logical. It is developmental. ...
... for example around a mammoth pumpkin, and research on plants and how to grow them can be logged and discussed.
Numeracy: pupils can investigate and measure things like how much a crop weighs, how big ...
... numeracy lessons, I was the cleverest one there. I’m incredibly thankful and grateful for what special needs education did for me.
At this stage, I didn’t know I was autistic and had frankly never even ...
Melody Lowe looks at how to help children with SEN engage with mathematics
Teaching mathematics to children with SEN tends to concentrate on the teaching of basic skills, which are easy to teach and ...
... settings can enable them to move towards their goals of independence, employment, better health and community inclusion. Key skills such as literacy, numeracy and ICT can be embedded into the specialised ...
... l supports (such as grids, timetables, numeracy teaching equipment, films, storyboards, charts and other graphic organisers) and activities that allow learners to copy a model are recommended for supporti ...
... ecause we have singing practice. I think I will ask Ms Smith to sit next to you so she can help you if you feel worried”. Or you might say: “I’ve noticed you look sad whenever I say it is time for numera ...
... package may also include things like:
nurture group session
sone-to-one tuition for literacy or numeracy
a learning mentor to provide a single, safe point of emotional and social reference for ...
... difficulties in using speech and understanding language. They may be manifesting difficulties developing basic study skills, for example in literacy or numeracy. The child may also be considered disruptive ...
... such as literacy and numeracy and to prove themselves as keen, reliable workers.
Getting employers on board
The Access programme works for employers who are already engaged in offering work experience, ...
... . However, my numeracy skills are fantastic and I have high verbal IQ.
Seeking understanding
I had to obtain the diagnosis privately, not knowing what to expect and how it would benefit me. My diagnos ...
... al skills and geographical skills. As part of this, a lot of literacy and numeracy development is included. Freeman concludes: “For us, it's all about positives, always fostering that sense of achieve ...
Without an understanding of “zero”, “nought” and “no”, children’s behaviour simply doesn’t add up, says Dave Cooper
The Dorset Special School’s Maths Project is a group of maths coordinators from special ...
... types of activities. Mornings, for example, could see a focus on academic subjects, such as literacy and numeracy, while the afternoon might include more informal activities, such as swimming, art, PE ...
... who struggle with literacy and numeracy. In the earlier terminology, they have moderate learning difficulties, but many of the special schools which were created to meet their needs have been closed. They ...
... to read and write, there is less awareness that it can affect memory and concentration, as well as numeracy. Typical symptoms include difficulties in phonological awareness, verbal memory and verbal processing ...
... literacy and numeracy skills and I believe that it has much wider uses as a learning tool than have so far been identified.
Further information
Jon Hickman is a science teacher at Ferndown Upper School ...
... could never go out.
When she entered sixth form, she began an ASDAN curriculum focusing on self-help and independence skills alongside basic communication, literacy and numeracy. The school again referred ...
... to assist graduates with funding toward initial teacher training.
The move is part of a wider Government scheme designed to help young people get the skills needed to get a job.
Money to improve numeracy ...
... money, as less intensive interventions are necessary and all dyslexic people are then more able to contribute to society as they have the literacy and numeracy skills they need to get jobs.
A parent ...
