Mathematics for Children with Severe and Profound Learning Difficulties

Mathematics for Children with Severe and Profound Learning Difficulties
Author: Les Staves
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 114
Release: 2013-12-19
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1134122667

The book will covers a wide range of approaches to teaching and learning and demonstrates how mathematics can be related to personal and social development, communication and thinking skills. Written with the non-specialist in mind and including plenty of practical examples, it will make useful reading for teachers in mainstream and special schools, and learning support assistants. Early years practitioners and teachers in training may find the book useful for its descriptions of how children acquire their foundation of early mathematics and numeracy skills.

Very Special Maths

Very Special Maths
Author: Les Staves
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 318
Release: 2018-07-24
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1317270746

Written for those who work with pupils with severe and profound learning difficulties, this practical book uniquely describes content for a special curriculum in maths, and looks at how early ideas develop and become real knowledge, essential to daily function. Les Staves explains recent theories about the early development of understanding numbers, including a breakdown of the processes of learning to count which are largely neglected in the National Curriculum. He also outlines the ‘big ideas’ that are fundamental to the beginnings of mathematical thinking for children with severe and profound learning difficulties, which are vital to carrying out practical mathematical processes.

A Sensory Curriculum for Very Special People

A Sensory Curriculum for Very Special People
Author: Flo Longhorn
Publisher: Souvenir Press
Total Pages: 175
Release: 2011-09-12
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0285640747

This uniquely valuable book arose from the author's work with profoundly disabled children in a special needs school. The sensory impairment of the children meant that they were unable to learn from traditional teaching methods as they were unaware of the world around them. Our very first awareness of our surroundings and ourselves come through our senses of smell, touch, taste, sight, hearing and movement, and without them we are isolated. To benefit from the normal school curriculum, children with sensory impairment must learn to develop each of their senses, individually and in combination - a process the non-handicapped child goes through spontaneously and unconsciously. This book outlines a curriculum for each of the senses in turn, using stimuli that can be varied to suit the age of the child or young person. Demonstrating how these can be combined to create a multisensory experience and how this newly developed awareness can be integrated into the rest of the school curriculum. This book was developed from the author's work with profoundly disabled children, their sensory impairment meant that traditional teaching was unsuccessful as they were unaware of the world around them. Flo Longhorn sets out a curriculum for developing each sense, both individually and in combination, using stimuli that can be varied according to the age of the child. This book shows how these techniques can be amalgamated to create multisensory experiences and how this new awareness can be integrated into the rest of the school curriculum.Designed for teachers, and parents, of children with profound multiple disabilities combined with sensory and physical impairment this has become a classic work.

Mathematics for Children with Severe and Profound Learning Difficulties

Mathematics for Children with Severe and Profound Learning Difficulties
Author: Les Staves
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 159
Release: 2013-12-19
Genre: Education
ISBN: 113412273X

The book will covers a wide range of approaches to teaching and learning and demonstrates how mathematics can be related to personal and social development, communication and thinking skills. Written with the non-specialist in mind and including plenty of practical examples, it will make useful reading for teachers in mainstream and special schools, and learning support assistants. Early years practitioners and teachers in training may find the book useful for its descriptions of how children acquire their foundation of early mathematics and numeracy skills.

Helping Children Learn Mathematics

Helping Children Learn Mathematics
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 53
Release: 2002-07-31
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0309131987

Results from national and international assessments indicate that school children in the United States are not learning mathematics well enough. Many students cannot correctly apply computational algorithms to solve problems. Their understanding and use of decimals and fractions are especially weak. Indeed, helping all children succeed in mathematics is an imperative national goal. However, for our youth to succeed, we need to change how we're teaching this discipline. Helping Children Learn Mathematics provides comprehensive and reliable information that will guide efforts to improve school mathematics from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. The authors explain the five strands of mathematical proficiency and discuss the major changes that need to be made in mathematics instruction, instructional materials, assessments, teacher education, and the broader educational system and answers some of the frequently asked questions when it comes to mathematics instruction. The book concludes by providing recommended actions for parents and caregivers, teachers, administrators, and policy makers, stressing the importance that everyone work together to ensure a mathematically literate society.

Teaching Primary Mathematics

Teaching Primary Mathematics
Author: Sylvia Turner
Publisher: SAGE
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2012-11-13
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1446271501

Teaching Primary Mathematics covers what student teachers really need to know and why, including approaches to teaching and learning, planning and assessment, and using resources in maths teaching. It also provides a brief historical overview of the teaching of mathematics and examines strategies to enhance learning and development as a confident mathematician in the primary classroom. Informed by seminal and current research, and recent developments in education policy, the book also explores: - the role of mathematics within the primary curriculum - the development of mathematics as a subject of study - the knowledge that can be gained from considering international approaches to mathematics. This is essential reading for all students on primary initial teacher education courses including undergraduate (BEd, BA with QTS), postgraduate (PGCE, SCITT), and School Direct, and employment-based routes into teaching. Sylvia Turner is Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Education at the University of Winchester.

Curricula for Teaching Children and Young People with Severe or Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties

Curricula for Teaching Children and Young People with Severe or Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties
Author: Peter Imray
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 286
Release: 2013-10-30
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1134679440

Curricula for Teaching Children and Young People with Severe or Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties offers a range of compelling arguments for a distinct and separate pedagogical approach to the learning needs of the most educationally challenging pupils. This book, written in accessible, common sense and non-academic language, provides an easy-to-follow alternative curriculum specifically designed to enhance and enrich the learning of children with profound and multiple learning difficulties. Chapter by chapter, guidelines and support are offered in key curriculum areas, some of which include: Cognition Language, Literacy and Communication Mathematical Physical Sensory Creative Care Play Problem solving. This highly practical resource is essential reading for any educational professional, parents, school governors, teachers, teaching assistants, therapists and indeed anyone involved with maximising the educational opportunities of those with profound learning difficulties.

Inclusive Mathematics 5-11

Inclusive Mathematics 5-11
Author: Brian Robbins
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 177
Release: 2000-05-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 144119570X

Robbins shows how all students, including those with special needs, can learn mathematics effectively within the mainstream curriculum. By drawing on case studies from several countries, he illustrates the implications of inclusive education for classroom teaching, whole school approaches, and teacher development.

Proceedings of the 13th International Congress on Mathematical Education

Proceedings of the 13th International Congress on Mathematical Education
Author: Gabriele Kaiser
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 735
Release: 2017-10-31
Genre: Education
ISBN: 3319625977

This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. The book presents the Proceedings of the 13th International Congress on Mathematical Education (ICME-13) and is based on the presentations given at the 13th International Congress on Mathematical Education (ICME-13). ICME-13 took place from 24th- 31st July 2016 at the University of Hamburg in Hamburg (Germany). The congress was hosted by the Society of Didactics of Mathematics (Gesellschaft für Didaktik der Mathematik - GDM) and took place under the auspices of the International Commission on Mathematical Instruction (ICMI). ICME-13 brought together about 3.500 mathematics educators from 105 countries, additionally 250 teachers from German speaking countries met for specific activities. Directly before the congress activities were offered for 450 Early Career Researchers. The proceedings give a comprehensive overview on the current state-of-the-art of the discussions on mathematics education and display the breadth and deepness of current research on mathematical teaching-and-learning processes. The book introduces the major activities of ICME-13, namely articles from the four plenary lecturers and two plenary panels, articles from the five ICMI awardees, reports from six national presentations, three reports from the thematic afternoon devoted to specific features of ICME-13. Furthermore, the proceedings contain descriptions of the 54 Topic Study Groups, which formed the heart of the congress and reports from 29 Discussion Groups and 31 Workshops. The additional important activities of ICME-13, namely papers from the invited lecturers, will be presented in the second volume of the proceedings.