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Falling Through the Cracks conference and workshop, 28th & 29th November 2009


2 workshops with Dr. Steve Chinn 27th & 28th November 2010

To help teachers, tutors, parents and medical professionals learn more about Dyscalculia or Mathematics learning difficulties

Difficulty with Mathematics has received much less attention than Dyslexia (or difficulty with language).
There is a great deal of evidence to confirm the importance of mathematics in every aspect of our lives, even our earning power is affected. Dyscalculia or Mathematics difficulty is common and results in much anxiety, failure and loss of confidence.
Individuals with dyscalculia have difficulty with:

We are holding two one-day workshops to focus on dyscalculia and how to help. It is directed at practitioners and parents of students who want to further their knowledge on dyscalculia.

Workshop day 1 - 27th November
Understanding Maths Learning

Course Outline:

The Barriers to Learning Maths
An overview of the many factors that can hinder learning, including mathematical memory and visual issues.

Thinking Style in Mathematics
Learners and teachers think through problems in different ways. This session will allow you to diagnose your own thinking style and explain the implications for teaching all children.

Teaching Addition & Subtraction Multiplication & Division
Maths is such a developmental subject that any gaps in understanding topics will be highly detrimental to progress. This session will explain how the four operations, add, subtract, multiply and divide can be taught in a way that they interlink and become mutually supportive.

Workshop day 2 - 28th November
Classroom Strategies

Course Outline:

The Affective Domain
The affective domain includes self-esteem, self-concept and anxiety. This session looks at the emotional issues surrounding motivation, why some children give up on maths. Also the role of expectations will be discussed and the use of attributional style as the key principle behind
interventions.

Language and Maths Teaching is about communication
This session examines the vocabulary and language of maths.

Materials & Manipulatives in Maths
This session will take a critical and practical look at materials that can be used to illustrate maths concepts and procedures and examine the characteristics that make them applicable to a particular situation.

Registration Fees
Workshop (per day) - RM450 per person
Workshop (both days) - RM850 per person

Fees will be refunded in full if the event is cancelled.

Location


The University of Nottingham
Teaching Centre Level 2,
Chulan Tower No 3
Jalan Conlay 50450
Kuala Lumpur

Time
9am to 4pm both days

lunch and refreshments will be provided.
Please advise of any special dietary requirements

Dr. Steve ChinnDr. Steve Chinn is a prominent authority and author of many books on dyscalculia and dyslexia. He is well known and a much in demand speaker in the UK.
Steve taught for 40 years in mainstream schools, in both Further and Special Education. He was Head of three special schools for dyslexic students, including a year in the USA where he was rated "Master Teacher" by the state.

Steve founded and for nineteen years ran Mark College, a school for dyslexic boys, which received several awards including DfES "Highly Effective School" certificate and Beacon School status and the ISA's "Award for Excellence".



Steve has written several books based on his classroom research.

Steve runs training courses for teachers across the UK and has lectured on learning difficulties in Maths in over 20 countries worldwide. He was chair of the 3rd International Conference of the British Dyslexia Association and was co-founder of the Council for the Registration of Schools Teaching Dyslexics (CReSTeD).

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