GCSE Maths for Neurodivergent Learners: Build Your Confidence in Number, Proportion and Algebra

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In a class of 30 children, there will be 30 individual profiles and personalities, all with their own strengths, weaknesses and interests. Students are given a better chance of grasping the material that is being presented thanks to the use of visual aids and activities that require them to use multi-sensory approaches. When it comes to acquiring mathematical knowledge, certain adjustments are required for neurodiverse students.

The conventional approaches to education are ineffective for many people, which may result in feelings of exasperation and inadequate performance on the part of the student. We have all, as teachers, experienced the frustration of just not knowing how to get through to a child.Interesting and varied in its effects on human emotion, behaviour, thought, and learning, neurodiversity is a fascinating and multifaceted aspect of human diversity. I teach a L3 Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship Program and all my TAs have to pass level 2 functional skills in Maths and English before the end of the program (or have a suitable alternative qualification. The study guide covers fundamental topics in a straightforward, easy to follow way with useful visual images and practical examples to aid understanding. The layout of the page, along with the worked examples and explanations, helped her make sense and comprehend a topic that she had previously found incomprehensible.

If you would like to read more articles like this and get the latest news and offers on our books, why not join our mailing list?You should think about the fact that some students might not like reading about themselves in this style or might not be able to read it at all. GCSE Maths for Neurodivergent Learners has been written to enable children to understand their neurodiversity better and to understand how it impacts on their learning. The primary goal of this introduction is to define the range of neurodiversities that this book is intended to serve. I am a specialist dyscalculia teacher (ADT) and although I am originally a trained primary teacher, I often help older pupils with maths difficulties. The way in which the material is presented is quite efficient, and the practise questions are of great assistance.

The author of this book has collated the strategies for teaching that are particularly suited to the needs of neurodiverse students, and they have presented it in this volume. It’s intriguing that the focus is on the numerical side of things rather than on more abstract concepts like probability or shape and space. When used correctly, as objects to think with, manipulatives can have a profound effect on a learner and not only in terms of their understanding. It offers unique insight into why you may find maths extra challenging and gives practical advice on how you can adapt your studying processes to suit the way that you learn best. With everything tailored to suit young people who think and learn differently, this GCSE maths study guide has all you need to improve your maths skills…and maybe even learn to love maths!I was hoping to find some exam advice on adapting the use of Napier’s bones or perhaps something I hadn’t thought of other than scribbling out my timestables on a piece of squared paper and surreptitiously folding it over. I could get on board with this chapter, the grid method is common, easily used wherever I am (even if my hand drawn grids look a little tipsy) and quite simply, simple.