Dyscalculia - A Specific Learning Difficulty in Mathematics

Details

Course Code: 80135C
Date: 3rd February 2009
Venue: Shrewsbury Training & Development Centre
Time: 09:15 - 16:00

Target audience

NQTs, experienced teachers, new and experienced leaders and managers, teachers in the early years of their careers, teaching assistants.

Course content

This full day course will give a theoretical background and cover learning styles and teaching strategies.

Intended outcomes

• An understanding of the problems experienced by pupils having specific difficulties in mathematics
• A knowledge of some strategies which have proved successful in helping these pupils to progress.

Five Outcomes: Enjoy and Achieve

Programme

The programme will include some information on the theoretical background, assessment of difficulties, different learning styles and a variety of strategies which help pupils to progress. There will also be an opportunity to look at a case study of a dyscalculic pupil.

We aim to put finalised course programmes on the website two weeks ahead of the course date.