How to do Maths so Your Children Can Too

The essential parents' guide

Naomi Sani

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Vermilion London
15 August 2010

Mathematics; Advice on parenting; Adult numeracy guides & handbooks; Children's & Educational

An essential resource that will enable all parents - whatever their ability - to help their child with homework and general numeracy questions

Does the sight of your child's maths homework fill you with dread? Do you look for any excuse when they ask you to explain equations, fractions or multiplication? Maths can often leave children - and parents - perplexed.

How to do Maths so Your Children Can Too works through maths topics with a simple step-by-step approach, explaining the new ways of teaching maths that confuse so many parents. This book will show you how to-

- Master 'number bonds' and 'number lines' - Divide by 'chunking' - Multiply using 'the grid method' - Work with fractions, percentages and ratios - Understand number and place value

Bridging the gap between primary and secondary school - when children often struggle - and packed full of simple, accessible examples, this essential guide will banish your maths phobia and take the pain out of homework time.

By: Naomi Sani
Imprint: Vermilion London
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 135mm, Spine: 27mm
Weight: 377g
ISBN: 9780091929381
ISBN 10: 0091929385
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 15 August 2010
Recommended Age: From 0 years
Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , ELT Advanced , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Naomi Sani has been a maths teacher for 14 years, serving as head of a secondary maths department and senior management team member. She has lectured to PGCE students at Exeter and Bath universities and has been a maths consultant for the Specialist Schools and Academies trust. She has provided special maths enhancement days to disaffected pupils and was a Regional Coordinator for the National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics. Naomi lives in Bath with her husband and two children.

Reviews for How to do Maths so Your Children Can Too: The essential parents' guide

This works through the maths topics of the national curriculum in simple steps and explains some of the new methods of teaching them - often the most confusing thing of all in my experience. * The Bookseller *