I need to find out the name of the maths test we do at school.
3rd wave learners all have cognitive weaknesses which need to be worked on before progress can be made in academic areas.
3rd wave learners need lots of concrete items to help them understand Math concepts. They have difficulty with rote learning so need to be shown regularities and patterns in the number system.
Dienes (1964) states ' bad teaching practice is the introduction and manipulation of symbolism before the use of concrete materials has been developed. Move through from concrete - visual - imaging
Two teachers; Bath and Knox (1984) noticed two different teaching styles 'grasshopper' and 'inchworm' Inchworm students have good visualisation, good working memory and a good knowledge of basic number facts. Inchworms prefer to do the algorithm. Grasshoppers work it out by manipulating the numbers in their heads. They know how and why they got the answer that they got. All students need both strategies
3rd wave learners need longer in the concrete stage. A good session starts with revision of the last session, concrete learning, language and is followed by games to reinforce the skills or concepts.
We looked at the NUMPA test and this would be great to do and then work through with Casey and Katelyn.
Some good resources can be found at: www.nzmaths.co.nz
Jenny's email is: jtebutt@xtra.co.nz
Her website is:
RESOURCES:
- colour in the 100s chart to look at patterns formed.
Other games are: www.raisingachievement.co.nz
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