Overview

Maths is good for you! Research has shown that: Numeracy exercises are very good for the brain. In the long term, numeracy helps employment prospects, and Maths qualifications can lead to more earning power. Are you the parent or carer of a young child, keen to help with school work at home - but worried that you might not do a good job? Presented as a colourful and easy-to-follow guide, this book will demystify what children are being taught in school and is brimming with ideas on how you can help your child with their numeracy at home. How will this book help? It will secure your own knowledge. Give you ideas of how to help your child. Provide exercises to do with your child. Show you what schools are trying to do. Tell you what children are expected to learn at a given age. Lead you to more resources. And most important of all, it will help you make maths fun! Rosemary Russell has much experience helping parents help their children with their numeracy skills. This book will show you that you are the very best person for the job, and will give you the incentive to spend quality time with your child so that you can learn together and improve your child's chances to do well and be happy in school.

Full Product Details

Author:   Rosemary Russell
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Dimensions:   Width: 16.90cm , Height: 0.50cm , Length: 24.40cm
Weight:   0.213kg
ISBN:  

9780826495730

ISBN 10:   0826495737
Pages:   80
Publication Date:   07 June 2007
Audience:   General/trade ,  Primary & secondary/elementary & high school ,  General ,  Primary
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

Introduction; -Maths is good for you!; -How this book will help; -The most important help - providing the right environment; -Everyday maths; -Start from where they are; -Lots of ways to learn; -Praise and encouragement - building self-esteem; -Great expectations - but not too great!; Schools; -National Curriculum; -Key Stages. -Numeracy Strategy; -Numeracy Hour; -Typical Lessons; -SATs and Assessment; -Levels; Basic Numeracy; -Units, tens, hundreds and thousands; -Extract from our number system; -Starting off; -Rewriting a number in smaller units; -Number Lines; Addition; -Knowing number facts and doubling and halving; -Respect different strategies used; -Vocabulary; -Stages in teaching addition: paper and pencil procedures; Subtraction; -Many methods; -Links with number facts; -Counting on or complementary addition: 'the shopkeepers' method'; -Counting back down - it's different; -Rounding and compensating; -Vocabulary; -Stages in teaching subtraction; -Easier subtractions; -Harder subtractions; Fractions and Decimals; -Background on fractions; -Writing fractions; -How fractions are taught in schools; -Decimals; Multiplication and Division; -What is multiplication?; -Vocabulary; -What is division?; -1. Sharing equally; -2. Grouping or repeated subtraction; -Vocabulary; Data Handling: Bar Charts, Pie Charts etc.; -What is data handling?; -How data handling is taught in schools; -Helping your child; Measuring; -Background; -Language; -How measuring is taught. -How to help; Money; -Background; -How problems involving money are taught in schools; -Vocabulary; -How you can help; Time; -Background.; -How time is taught in schools; Appendix I - Multiplication Square; Appendix II - Targets and Resources; Appendix III - Glossary; Appendix IV - Answers.

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I thoroughly emjoyed reading these books, have learnt from them and have ideas to use in my own setting from them. I give these books 9 out of 10 for relevence for supporting the learning of 3 to 7 year olds either as a parent or carer --,

I thoroughly emjoyed reading these books, have learnt from them and have ideas to use in my own setting from them. I give these books 9 out of 10 for relevence for supporting the learning of 3 to 7 year olds either as a parent or carer --Sanford Lakoff

Author Information

Rosemary Russell is a Secondary Maths Teacher and has been awarded a PhD for her work on parents helping their children with maths.

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