More Trouble with Maths

Steve Chinn is a Visiting Professor at the University of Derby and is also author of The Trouble with Maths, third edition and editor of The Routledge International Handbook of Dyscalculia and Mathematical Learning Difficulties. 　

Foreword by Professor Maggie Snowling  1. Introduction - Dyscalculia  2. Diagnosis, assessment and teaching. 3. The Dyscalculia Checklist  4. Starting the assessment/diagnosis  5. Short term memory and working memory  6. Tests of basic facts  7. Mathematics anxiety  8. The 15 minute norm-referenced mathematics test: Basic computations and algebra designed to compare performances (norm referenced for 7years to 59 years)  9. Errors and the 15 Minute Mathematics Test  10. Cognitive (thinking) style  11. Estimation: A key life skill used to develop more confidence with mathematics  12. Mathematics vocabulary and word problems  13. Criterion-referenced (formative) tests: Focusing on identified problems and showing how to build ongoing diagnosis into teaching  14. Speed of working. The implications of ‘doing mathematics’ quickly  15. Two Sample Reports  Appendix 1 A Sample ‘Teacher Observations’ Pro-forma  Appendix 2 A Pre-assessment Pro-forma for Parents/Carers  Appendix 3 Schools, Colleges, institutions and individuals who provided data for the norm-referenced tests in Chapters 6 and 8  References  Index