Description
– This is a recorded session available on demand –
This session, presented by Robert Jennings, is an introduction to dyscalculia and maths difficulties. Approximately 6% of the UK population has dyscalculia. Research suggests that around 24% of the population of OECD countries (The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development- Skills for life study 2013) have problems with maths.
For educators, this session will include definitions, checklists, screening, assessment and teaching intervention plans.
For parents, this session will include what you might notice at home, tips on how to help and how to support key areas at home, especially for topics such as number bonds and times tables.
About Robert Jennings
Rob is the co-founder of The Dyscalculia Network which provides training and advice for teachers and parents of pupils who have maths difficulties. (www.dyscalculianetwork.com)
Rob has over ten years of experience teaching young people with special needs. Over the past eight years, he has focused specifically on helping children struggling with maths, working in both independent and state schools.
As Head of Maths at Emerson House LLP and Head of Learning Support at Westminster Abbey Choir School, Rob works alongside educators and with parents to create and deliver personalised intervention plans for pupils.
Rob is a member of the British Psychological Society as a Certified Educational Assessor. He holds an OCR Level 5 Diploma in Teaching Learners with Specific Learning Difficulties (Distinction) from Helen Arkell, and is co-author of The Maths Difficulties and Dyscalculia Assessment, designed to identify the strengths and weaknesses of an individual to help formulate a teaching intervention plan.
Rob has recently set up a number of Maths Difficulties intervention inset classes within schools in London. These are designed to provide teacher training for both the maths and the learning support teams and to provide specialist teaching direct to those pupils who struggle with maths anxiety and dyscalculia.
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