Understanding Dyscalculia and Numeracy Difficulties: A Guide for Parents, Teachers and Other Professionals

Understand and support those with dyscalculia and numeracy difficulties.

Packed with information, guidance and ideas for parents, educators and other professionals, this book has two clear sections. The first provides an overview of factors impacting on learning, an explanation of the causes of numeracy difficulties and explains screening tests and assessments during different stages of education.

The second half focuses on implementing strategies in an easy step-by-step format outlining what and how to teach, parenting tips and useful resources.

Authors: A teacher of children and adults with maths learning difficulties and an SLT with 25yrs+ experience who directs a UK centre for dyslexia, dyscalculia and dyspraxia. 2015.

“This is a comprehensive and accessible overview of the many factors involved in understanding dyscalculia, from definitions to legislation to intervention” Professor Steve Chinn PhD. FRSA, Editor of the Routledge International Handbook of Dyscalculia and Mathematical Learning Difficulties.
“What a Great Book! Divided into two clear sections, the first half gives a very accessible and useful overview and explanation of a range of difficulties impacting on numeracy. The second half then focuses on “how to teach it” in an easy to understand step-by-step layout.” Jane Trapmore, Cornwall Dyslexia Service
“The authors have made their way through a thicket of jargon-dense research and come out the other side with a one-stop shop for understanding dyscalculia. It does so much more than make sense of this little-understood condition – it provides practical advice for working with numbers, which in our modern, math-filled world was the power to make all the difference in your student’s life.” Hunter Maats, Author of the Straight-A Conspiracy and Educational Consultant, Los Angeles.