Dyslexia and Mathematics

✍ Scribed by Elaine Miles, Tim R. Miles

• Year: 1991
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 142
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Dyslexia is seen primarily as a limitation in the ability to deal with symbolic material. As far as the symbols of mathematics are concerned, therefore, special teaching techniques are needed, just as they are for the teaching of reading and spelling.The book contains a wealth of material on individual cases and on children of different ages. Two central themes are discussed: first, that dyslexics need to carry out the operations of adding, dividing, and so on, before being introduced to the symbolism; and second that, because of their difficulties with rote learning, they need to be shown the many regularities and patterns which can be found in the number system. All the contributors have had experience of teaching dyslexic children at various levels.

✦ Table of Contents

Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
List of figures and tables......Page 8
Contributors......Page 10
Preface......Page 12
Conventions......Page 15
Some theoretical considerations......Page 16
Individual diagnosis and cognitive style......Page 38
Linking language to action......Page 57
Reading and writing in mathematics......Page 73
Difficulties at the secondary stage......Page 85
The use of structured materials with older pupils......Page 98
The use of patterns......Page 113
An overview......Page 134
Name index......Page 139
Subject index......Page 141