­ Introduction:­learning­difficulties­in­mathematics­

This­book­is­to­help­teachers,­classroom­assistants­and­learning­support­assistants­who­have­ to­deal­with­pupils­who­are­underachieving­in­mathematics.­It­takes­several­perspectives­ on­the­situation,­from­preventive­measures­to­diagnosis­and­identification­of­difficulties,­to­ thinking­styles,­to­ideas­for­intervention.­It­works­like­a­repair­manual­in­some­respects­and­ like­a­care­awareness­manual­(looking­after­your­students)­in­other­respects.