The Teaching Assistant’s Guide To Numeracy

This practical guide gives TAs useful advice on • Understanding what it means to be numerate and why some pupils experience difficulties • Developing pupils’ key skills in numeracy • Using effective resources to stimulate learning • Working with a different range of abilities • Strategies for supporting the teaching and learning of mathematics. Chapters include reflective questions for you to learn from and activities to use with your class. The book is also for Classroom Aides, Classroom Assistants, Educational Assistants, Learning Support Assistants, Paraeducators, Special Needs Assistants, TAs, Teacher Aides and Teacher Assistants. About Author: Sara Fielder is a freelance education consultant with a background in teaching and in advising schools on mathematics training. She now organizes and runs induction training for teaching assistants new to the profession.