DAS Learning Centres MATHS ABOUT THE Bedok INTRODUCTION Anderson Primary School Fengshan Primary School PROGRAMME 19 Ang Mo Kio Ave 9 307 Bedok North Road PROGRAMME A child with dyslexia may also experience difficulties 569785 Singapore 469680 with Mathematics. Does your child show any of the The SES Maths Programme is specially designed for Bishan Chinatown Point following? students with dyslexia who have persistent difficulties 9 Bishan Place, #06-03 133 New Bridge Road, #04-01 with mathematics. We hope for our learners to gain Bishan Chinatown Point BUILDING YOUR CHILD’S SKILLS confidence in their mathematical abilities by helping Singapore 579837 Singapore 059413 AND CONFIDENCE IN MATHS Difficulty them to experience small steps of success. We adopt Difficulty in Chua Chu Kang reading or dyslexia friendly principles to ensure that learning Blk 17 Teck Whye Lane 1 Jurong West Central 2, #05-01 understanding understanding remains relevant and suitable for our students. #01-167 Jurong Point Maths concepts Maths problems Singapore 680017 Singapore 648886

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We support all students in MOE primary schools who Register of Educational Therapists (Asia) www.reta.sg have a diagnosis of dyslexia OR are attending school-based dyslexia remediation (SBDR) in their For more info, please connect with us schools but have yet to receive a formal diagnosis of dyslexia.

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ESSENTIAL ORTON-GILLINGHAM POLYA’S PROBLEM PROBLEM SUMS MATHS APPROACH SOLVING PROCESS FOR UPPER PRIMARY STRUCTURED, EMOTIONALLY LANGUAGE- CUMULATIVE STEP UNDERSTAND SOUND BASED & SEQUENTIAL 01 THE PROBLEM

STEP COGNITIVE DIRECT DIAGNOSTIC & COME UP INSTRUCTION PRESCRIPTIVE WITH A PLAN L02

STEP SOLVE THE CONCEPT CONCRETE-REPRESENTATIONAL- 03 PROBLEM UNDERSTANDING ABSTRACT APPROACH (C-R-A) CHALLENGING STEP WORD PROBLEM TYPES 1. Concrete Stage CHECK THE Physical objects are used to SOLUTION 04 help students experience the PROCEDURE concept in real life. PROFICIENCY For example, to show 3 ÷ −,¹ THE TRY-SHARE-LEARN-APPLY ADVANCED HEURISTICS ³ we use fraction circles to show APPROACH STRATEGIES 3 wholes and get students to MATHEMATICAL see how many times they can fit −¹ to make 3 wholes. COMMUNICATION ³ 2. Representational Stage TRY SHARE LEARN APPLY Pictures are used to represent MATHEMATICAL the objects in the same COMMUNICATION READING COMPREHENSION problem. This helps students to reduce their dependence on This approach help students walk through the FOR WORD PROBLEMS objects to solve the problem. problem solving process in a collaborative and interactive setting. First, they try to solve a problem READING COMPREHENSION 1 3. Abstract Stage on their own, they then share with their peers. ÷ = Students can now draw on FOR WORD PROBLEMS 3 3 THINKING SKILLS AND 3 thirds in their understanding from the Our Educational Therapist will draw out key features HEURISTICS = 3 wholes × a whole Concrete and Representational and a suggested method to solve the problem, and = stages to help them solve the students would then apply it to their learning. 9 problem.

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