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Preface |
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1 Dyslexia and dyscalculia |
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Section A Success in mathematics |
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2 | (1) |
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2 Factors affecting learning |
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Section A Specific difficulties |
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Section B Thinking and learning styles |
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3 The language of mathematics |
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Section A Reading difficulties |
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Section C Spelling in mathematics |
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Section D Writing in mathematics |
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4 Assessment, intervention strategies and teaching |
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Section B Intervention strategies |
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Section C Intervention teaching |
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Case study: Simon (aged 10) |
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Section C Basic number skills |
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6 Developing number skills |
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Section C Decimal fractions |
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Section E Estimation and approximation |
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Section B Basic computation |
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Section A Overview of the topic |
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Section B Directed numbers (positive and negative numbers) |
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Section C A practical approach |
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Section F Straight-line graphs |
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Answers to investigations |
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9 Shape, space and measures |
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Section B Use of practical equipment |
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Section C Specific issues with shape, space and measures |
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Section D Properties of angles and shapes |
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Section F Rotational symmetry |
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Section G Direction and bearings |
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Section H The Pythagorean theorem |
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Section A Graphical representation |
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Section D Mode, median, mean and range |
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11 Dyslexia, dyscalculia and technology |
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Appendix: memory cards |
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References and suggested reading |
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Useful contacts and addresses |
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Index |
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