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Numeracy and Learning Difficulties *(Aust Pub) +++ BESTSELLER Peter Westwood   Numeracy and Learning Difficulties is a guide to teaching mathematics more effectively. Examining the different ways students acquire mathematical skills, it helps teachers to develop flexible teaching methods that suit these varied ways of learning. Also discussed are: – common areas of learning difficulty in mathematics and why students fail; – ways for teachers to determine gaps in students' knowledge, and how to develop curricula that address these gaps; and – problem-solving strategies and skills as a means of improving numerical literacy. Though it draws extensively on research from the fields of developmental and cognitive psychology, Numeracy and Learning Difficulties: Approaches to teaching and assessment is written in a straightforward, jargon-free style that will appeal to the busy classroom teacher.   Contents include: – Developing numeracy: current issues in learning and teaching – The role of language – The value of discussion – Writing in mathematics – Moving from concrete to abstract – Piaget’s perspectives on children’s learning – The perspectives of Bruner – Vygotsky and the zone of proximal development – Skemp: levels of understanding – The cumulative nature of effective learning – Improving numeracy: general teaching principles and practices – Teaching basic number skills – Teaching problem-solving skills and strategies – Individual assessment and interviews – The use of benchmarks in numeracy assessment – Using the mathematics curriculum profiles – Students with learning difficulties: selecting priority curriculum content Published 2000, 127 Pages, Large Paperback Format