GCSE Maths for Neurodivergent Learners: Build Your Confidence in Number, Proportion and Algebra

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Further chapters of the book focus on factors and primes, directed numbers, indices, ratio and proportion, algebra, equations and inequalities, and even quadratics. Parents are often told that they must put more pressure on their children or that they aren't being strict enough. They're told to use 'tough love' but when they try, things get even worse. What's going on? Why are young people reacting in this way - and what can we do to help? Looking to the creative fields, the world has seen many achievements from the likes of David Bailey (Photographer) who has Dyspraxia and Daryl Hannah (Actress) and Temple Grandin (Activist) who both have Autism. Singer Cher is dyscalculic. Your neurodivergent students have the potential to become great achievers too.

Burnt Out By School? Understanding and Helping Your Autistic Young Person, Mon 9 Oct 19:30 - 21:00 BST A neurodiversity affirming approach to social skills is one which appreciates the preferences, interaction styles and communication priorities of neurodivergent individuals, and places the same value on these as the preferences, interaction styles and communication priorities of neurotypical individuals. With care and nurturing, evidence shows that a neurodivergent classroom translates to a diverse and positive working world, one filled with great promise and creativity. This is reflected in the way employers such as Google, Microsoft and Apple look to embrace neurodiversity by actively looking to recruit neurodivergent people. Neurodivergent Students and Creativitity Caitlyn's story is all too familiar to me as I have supported many young people going through similar journeys, as a result of the unconscious bias against neurodiversity that we see in our society today.People who are neurodivergent are sometimes described as having learning differences. These conditions on their own do not impact on IQ (although a person may also have a learning disability which does impact IQ), but may mean that learning is accessed more easily in ways that are different from more ‘typical’ learning and teaching styles which have historically dominated the education system. For a long time, much of the emphasis of social skills teaching has been on supporting neurodivergent learners (in particular Autistic learners) to learn how to interact, socialise and communicate in the same way that neurotypical people tend to. Although this has usually been done with the best of intentions, the more that neurodivergent voices are listened to and learnt from, the more we see that this can in fact cause even greater challenges. Neurotypical children have been able to develop social skills in the way that comes naturally to them, and not expected to alter their social interactions to suit their neurodivergent peers. Neurodivergent children on the other hand have been expected to learn a whole set of challenging rules that do not come naturally and that can feel difficult and uncomfortable, and have been given the message that their own preferred ways are not good enough and need to change. This can cause masking, be detrimental to mental health, and ironically make them feel less confident in social situations and in interactions and communication with others. I found your presentation both hugely informative and surprisingly comforting - there is a lot to be said for knowing you are not alone, that there are people out there who understand. What does a neurodiversity affirming approach to social skills mean, and why do some approaches to social skills teaching need updating?

This section is the meat and potatoes of the whole book. There are 14 chapters dedicated to various mathematical topics. It’s intriguing that the focus is on the numerical side of things rather than on more abstract concepts like probability or shape and space. Exam: Fred flies an aeroplane at 30,000 feet for 150 miles, whilst eating 4 canteloupe melons. He is transporting seventeen elephants to his Uncle Derek. He departed at 5 am. How much does Aunt Nellie weigh?The word neurodiversity includes all of the many different ways of thinking, learning and processing information that we see in humans. When it comes to acquiring mathematical knowledge, certain adjustments are required for neurodiverse students. The conventional approaches to education are ineffective for many people, which may result in feelings of exasperation and inadequate performance on the part of the student. The author of this book has collated the strategies for teaching that are particularly suited to the needs of neurodiverse students, and they have presented it in this volume. Wow. I just had to share this. In my opinion this is probably one of the best GCSE maths books for neurodivergent learners on the market. The book is aimed at GCSE students; allowing them to learn about and consider their own learning styles and decide what methods work best for them. It is an empowering book of practical tips and one I would highly recommend. The book gives great clarity on the different learning difficulties encountered by neurodivergent students and how these difficulties specifically impact maths learning. It covers basic maths strategies for a wide range of GCSE topics, and also looks at maths anxiety, revision and exam techniques. I particularly like the style of the book: the use of colour; pictorial representations of ideas; and the simple, unambiguous language. Although aimed at students, I would also highly recommend it to all maths tutors and teachers; who will undoubtedly benefit from the huge amount of strategies it contains to help us, as educators, to think outside the box with how we present material to our students. It is also a book I wish I had had access to when I was doing my own GCSEs! Books like this are simply useful for EVERY learner. Having been a SENDCo and now an SEND Education Consultant, I will be recommending this book far and wide to tutors, teachers, parents and students alike. It is simply brilliant! @JKPBooks @JKPSpecialEducation Judith Hornigold #maths #neurodivergent #mathsanxiety #mathsteacher #mathstutor https://lnkd.in/e6hUG6F6 school #universities #students #community #training #educationreform #autism #executivefunctions #neurodiversity #neurodivergent