The Maths and Dyscalculia Assessment - by Robert Jennings & Jane Emerson (Paperback)

About the Book

An extensive, wide-ranging maths and dyscalculia assessment tool covering the main foundation topics of numeracy, involving number-based topics. For use by teachers, SENCOs and home educators alike for students aged 6-18, complete with two downloadable tests and a detailed printed assessment guide.

Book Synopsis

An easy-to-use maths and dyscalculia assessment aimed at pupils aged between 6 to 18. Designed for everyone from maths teachers to SENCOS, specialist maths teachers, teaching assistants and parents working with young pupils and teenagers with suspected dyscalculia and maths difficulties.

Differing from screener type assessments, this tool focuses on the key aspects of the foundation areas of maths. It then provides essential information for formulating effective teaching intervention plans. It also gives you data that can lead to an error analysis for each part of the assessment.

There are two parts to the assessment: Form A and Form B, each containing an assessor booklet and a separate booklet for the child being assessed. This two-part assessment allows you to re-test the student after six months to see how effective the interventions have been and what progress your student has made.

The assessment is made up of:
- This assessment guide in book form, which includes:
- An introduction to Dyscalculia and Maths Difficulties
- Guidelines on how to administer the assessment guidance, and what to record
- 19 sections ranging from basic number sense, counting, reading numbers, calculation and more advanced topics such as fractions, decimals and percentages
- An outline of key features for the teaching intervention plan
- Two separate downloadable complete tests (Form A and Form B) - these are available online for you to print

Review Quotes

An indispensable resource. I firmly believe that the best grounding for understanding and helping students with learning differences is found in the classroom, where one has the chance to watch and listen to learners as they think through their developing understanding of numeracy. This book gives teachers the guidance to develop those skills.--Steve Chinn PhD, FRSA, AMBDA, author of The Trouble with Maths

A gem of a book. This is a must for practitioners and assessors alike. Clear, concise and comprehensive in its coverage of the indicators of dyscalculia. The addition of intervention advice is a very welcome one and makes this book an invaluable resource for assessing maths difficulties and dyscalculia.--Judy Hornigold, Director of Specialist Teacher Training Ltd and Dyscalculia Association

Numeracy is such an important foundational skill for children's futures, and the science of learning is providing us with increasing insights into how it develops. Emerson and Jennings have provided a crucial tool for educators to pick up children who are struggling, and to assess the benefits of interventions to support children's progress.--Professor Michael S. C. Thomas, Director of the University of London Centre for Educational Neuroscience

About the Author

Jane Emerson is a Speech and Language Therapist, author, Founder and Patron of Emerson House Learning Centre for teaching children with special educational needs in literacy and mathematics.

Robert Jennings is the former Head of Maths at Emerson House and co-founder of The Dyscalculia Network, which is targeted at providing training and advice for teachers and parents of pupils who have maths difficulties. Rob is a member of The British Psychological Society for Educational Assessors.

Both Jane and Robert have many years of experience of training teachers as well as assessing and teaching pupils who have difficulties in maths and/or dyscalculia.