Tuition
‘Mastering Maths Difficulties’ tuition aims to build both confidence and self-esteem, create a mathematical mindset, develop metacognition skills and promote mastery in maths. I have extensive experience of teaching students with Dyscalculia and Maths Difficulties, in my home in london or via zoom. Mastering Maths Difficulties sessions are always extremely interactive, using concrete and visual resources before moving onto abstract material. The lesson always begins with something familiar which is then built upon as the lesson progresses. The emphasis is firstly on the positive mindset being encouraged and secondly on the content being learned, rather than on the outcome or speed.
The individual programmes will be:
Cumulative and structured - this builds for success and avoids gaps in a learners' knowledge, skills and understanding
Multisensory - when maths is taught using a Concrete, Pictorial and Abstract approach, conceptual understanding is reached
Opportunities for overlearning - to ensure that knowledge is secure before moving forwards
Metacognitive - encourage the student to understand how they best learn and know how to apply their skills
Games-based learning - this helps recall, overlearning and motivating students
I provide a tutoring service, face to face in my London residence or via Zoom. A Mini-Diagnostic Assessment or a Maths Assessment must be conducted before tutoring is possible. The assessment data will be used to inform the planning of the pupil's 1:1 intervention programme. The data will also be used to produce SMART targets that are shared at the beginning of a 14-week block of sessions. Progress made against the targets is shared after the 14-week block. You may be able to take your child out of school for tuition if this is agreed with the school. This is classed as an 'approved educational activity' which will not affect attendance figures.
Pricing
1 hour : £60
1.5 hours : £85.50
Support
There are many ways that you can support a learner with either Dyscalculia or Maths Diffficulties due to a SpLD. Using concrete resources is key. Here is an example of the resources I use regularly.Dienes, Cuisenaire, Numicon, Place Value Counters, Place Value Grid, Algebra Tiles, Double Sided Counters, 10 frames, Part/Part/Whole Models, Bar Models, Real Money, Dice, Math Rack (Rekenrek), Abacus, dominoes, Playing cards, Fraction Tiles, Multiplcation and DIvision models and 'Spot on with Number' resources.
Here are some websites that are invaluable in relation to some of the above:
https://mathsbot.com/manipulativeMenu
https://www.mathlearningcenter.org/apps
http://thewessens.net/ClassroomApps/index.html?topic=home