1st Edition

Teaching Mathematics to Able Children

By Valsa Koshy Copyright 2001
144 Pages
by David Fulton Publishers

148 Pages
by David Fulton Publishers

148 Pages
by David Fulton Publishers

This book enables teachers to effectively meet the needs of their most able mathematicians. Using a tried and tested set of principles developed and used by The Able Children's Education Unit at Brunel University, the author demonstrates how to: identify high mathematical ability in a pupil, plan suitably challenging activities and teach them most effectively within the existing National Numeracy... Read more
Mathematically able pupils - setting the context; Identifying mathematically promising pupils; Effective provision for able mathematicians; The National Numeracy Framework and the able mathematicians; Organization for mathematics teaching and learning; Using calculators and computers to enrich mathematical learning; Selecting and using resources to develop mathematical ability.

Biography

Valsa Koshy is Senior Lecturer at Brunel University and co-director of the Brunel Able Children's Education Center which specializes in curriculum provision for able children.