Training

Rachel


Working with Numicon - Monday 14th November 2011 - 9am-4pm

Using Numicon has already revolutionised the progress made by the children who attend Downright Special. Like many children in our schools, children with Down syndrome are visual learners. Research has shown that they acquire number skills most effectively when their learning is supported by consistent use of concrete visual materials.

Numicon uses such a multisensory approach. It provides a sequence of shapes offering images for numbers. In this way all children are taught to understand quantity and relationships between numbers from the earliest stage. The materials are so inclusive that some schools in the area now use it as a whole school approach to numeracy acquisition. In these settings the child with Down syndrome is automatically accessing the curriculum alongside their peers. There is a useful video introduction on the Numicon website: www.numicon.com/getting_started.aspx

  We are therefore offering you the opportunity to attend a FREE full day of training.

The course is open to anyone who works with a child with Down syndrome, however it will also be particularly relevant to Inclusion Managers, Numeracy Co-ordinators and Senior Leaders. The day will focus on using Numicon across the Key Stages as a whole classroom approach, as well as developing intervention activities specific to individuals.

The trainer for the day will be Helen Farmery from Numicon. Helen is their Professional Development Consultant and is also parent to a teenage daughter with Down syndrome.

Lunch will be provided.

To book a place, please contact Lisa on 07792 891588 or email training@downrightspecial.co.uk Please leave your name, role, school and contact details. It would also be helpful to know the age of the child being supported in order that the session can be tailored appropriately.

The training session will take place at ...

Bodmin Road Church Hall, Padstow Close, Bransholme, Hull. HU7 4HE