Maths Makes Sense Now — Dyslexia, Numeracy and the Davis Method — Watch The Recording

"Maths dyslexia" and dyscalculia can cause as much pain and distress as reading and writing dyslexia. On top of the repeated failures and frustrations at school, adults with unresolved numeracy difficulties can fail to manage finances, leading sometimes to poverty, unpredictability, personal and family distress.

Frequently, maths difficulties are accompanied by difficulties with clock-reading and time management, causing even more stress, disorder, and life problems.

Traditionally, many maths interventions focus on rote learning, memory tricks, and over-use of pocket calculators. Frequently, this creates a stressed and bewildered learner who has painstakingly memorised a series of operations without understanding.

Before you can do maths, you need to think like a mathematician. The Davis Maths Mastery approach is unique in developing mathematical thinking BEFORE addressing maths itself.

When this is done, a series of clay-based exercises exploring the meaning of each mathematical operation quickly leads to fluency and confidence in mental arithmetic.…