Numeracy

My structured approach to maths tuition focuses on student’s conceptual understanding and procedural fluency providing a foundation for new learning, problem solving, reasoning and making conceptual connections.  

I specialise in working with students who have  low confidence, maths anxiety and dyscalculia. For students with learning difficulties and/or anxiety, rebuilding  self-confidence with positive learning dynamics is a priority. It is important that student’s achievements (big or small) are celebrated so they will naturally begin to take more risks with less scaffolding. To avoid anxiety, I model and give prompts whenever they have difficulty until they choose to try a task without support. 

My comprehensive maths programmes provide:

• a clearly structured teaching framework for numeracy with colourful, multisensory shapes to make visual connections, use mathematical language, and actively engage in learning maths
• pattern and number recognition
• counting and writing numbers including place value
• the four basic operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division
• fractions, decimals, column addition/subtraction, long division and multiplication
• reasoning and problem solving games and activities

Numeracy Report and Learning Pathway

For students with general difficulties in mathematics:

I complete a Numicon Intervention Assessment to identify gaps in foundational number concepts. From this, I provide a Diagnostic Summary and a targeted learning plan that supports the student’s next steps in number knowledge, strategy development, and confidence.

For students presenting with indicators of Dyscalculia:

I complete a full Dyscalculia Assessment, including a detailed summary of findings and a specialised teaching plan. This plan focuses on strengthening core number sense, reducing cognitive load, and building personalised strategies that align with the student’s learning profile.