The Dyscalculia Toolkit: Supporting Learning Difficulties in Maths Paperback – January 1, 2018

The Dyscalculia Toolkit is filled to the brim with activities to support basic numeracy for elementary ed children.The book covers basic math skills like division, subtraction, multiplication and addition using concrete manipulatives. Concrete manipulatives are an excellent approach for teaching basic math concepts to all children. The book contains no fraction or decimal work of any kind.I like this book because it provides activities to teach basic numeracy using games, dominoes, and Cuisenaire rods. The book comes with a CD that you can use to print off all the necessary material. Activities also cover a mental math technique called bridging. This technique teaches how to add and subtract using a number line. The subtraction method is also known as complementary addition. Other mental math activities include review of the area model of multiplication, rod activities that emphasize the relationship between multiplication and division, alternative written methods for column addition, and addition by partitioning numbers. There are too many activities to mention in detail.I don't agree overall with the author's abstract approach to the area model of division, so use a method called the partial quotient method for long division with my son. I simply don't like the method but it may work very well with other individuals.I recommend that you purchase Bird's other book Overcoming Difficulties with Number first. It covers all of same info but seems geared towards my 5th grader. If you feel like you need more work, then purchase this book. This book has been a great resource for helping my son; however, I feel like we could have probably lived without it.

I bought the ebook version of this so I don't have the CD of games and whatnot it should have, but the activities included are excellent and most importantly are working! My daughter took 6 months to learn to count to 10 and another 6 months to learn to count to 14 using my games and activities. Now with 3 months of Ronit Bird, she is able to add numbers within ten quite easily! Just yesterday she ran into the kitchen and said, "5 and 5 is ten!" after simply playing on her own.

I work with me daughter who have Dyscalculia and following this book is easy and helpful. I love this book.

Writen for ago from 8-12 it works for under 8 years bought it thinking it will cover things more in depth

I bought this book hoping it would offer some tips to help me with my daughter and her math problems. I didn't look at the CD, but I was totally unimpressed with the book. I felt it offered less help than Touch Math.

I'm very glad that I purchased this for my wife. She didn't realize how bad she was until I gave her this book foe her birthday. I'm very greatful that I found this book

book looked very helpful for my grandson

a concept that many teachers need to learn

verygood condition. thank you

I've just started reading this book and it is great, with loads of helpful and useful information. I can't wait to start using some of the games etc, I cannot find the Appendix and some other files on the CD. Has anyone else had this problem?

This is an excellent resource of games and ideas for engaging young people who struggle with numeracy. I am looking forward to using these in the classroom when the new term starts, as I know many young people who will benefit.

Very user friendly book containing disc with hundreds of practical games and activities. If your child struggles with numeracy this would give you useful ideas of meaningful things to do .

Very useful ideas with really clear explanations as to specific problems students have and how to teach them to overcome these issues.