Numicon for SEN and Intervention
If you are new to Numicon we encourage you to watch the video 'Making Numbers Real'
on our home page. This will help you understand why maths is so
difficult for so many learners and how Numicon's multi sensory maths
resources and teaching materials help.
This
page introduces the Numicon resources that are suitable for teaching children who have SEN. It also introduces our Intervention Programme and gives details of the Numicon resources that are required for intervention. Use the links for detailed information on the different resources.
You can also download a spreadsheet containing prices and recommended quantities of resources that we recommend for each setting in a one form entry school.
Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions about the information on this page.
Numicon for SEN and Support Teaching
Numicon’s small steps teaching programme with its use of strong visual imagery and the emphasis on pattern and language is proving successful for pupils who are experiencing difficulty with maths, including those who have special needs. Our new Closing the Gap with Numicon Teaching Materials offer guidance to help teachers address pupils’ difficulties in learning and accessing mathematics, plus this kit is designed specifically for working with older pupils who are behind their peers. The Kit also includes some sections on issues relating to specific SEN categories.
It is helpful for any
pupils meeting Numicon for the first time, to do the Closing the Gap
activities through which they will learn the Numicon patterns, attach
number names to the patterns, order the patterns and numerals, combine
shapes for addition, 'take way' and compare shapes for subtraction. The
rate of progress will depend on the pupil; some older pupils will cover
these activities quickly, other more entrenched additional needs are
likely to need lots of repetition.
For full details of the resources and recommended materials please see the links below:
PLEASE NOTE
Numicon Maths Shapes are now available in Grey and the
Numicon Pegs are available in black and white for those children who have ASD and may
find the bright colours a distraction.
All
of our Kits are available as Group/Class size or for One to One use. If
you require a full set of resources without duplication we recommend
our Closing the Gap Kit with Conversions to Kits One and Two.
Core Numicon Resources for SEN maths and Support Teaching
Closing the Gap with Numicon
Numicon Kit 1
Numicon Kit 2
Conversion to Kit 1
Conversion to Kit 2
Supplementary Numicon Resources for SEN maths and Support Teaching
Cuisenaire Rods
Numicon Grey Shapes
Numicon Black and White Pegs
Working with Numicon – DVD and Training resource
Support material and Downloads
Video introduction to our kits
Closing the Gap with Numicon preview of the Teaching Materials
Kit 1 preview of Teaching Materials
Kit 2 preview of Teaching Materials
Closing the Gap activities linked to p-levels
Year 1 Framework Objectives matched to Numicon
Year 2 Framework Objectives matched to Numicon
Clarification of the Closing the Gap Kit v the Intervention Programme
The Numicon Intervention Programme
Please also see our website for information about the Numicon Intervention Programme which has been running since September 2009. Although the programme was developed to support the Every Child Counts layered maths intervention approach it is available to and suitable for all schools.
Resources for intervention
We would encourage schools to consider running our intervention programme however we understand that this may not always be possible. Many schools have used Numicon resources for their own intervention to great success. Delivering Wave 3 Intervention to pupils in Key Stage 2, and finding that Numicon’s small steps teaching programme with its use of strong visual imagery and the emphasis on pattern and language is proving successful for pupils who are experiencing difficulty with maths.
Below
is an overview of the materials you would require for the maths Intervention.
Details of all the individual products and their contents are available via the links below:
Core Numicon Resources for maths intervention
Closing the Gap with Numicon
Conversion to Kit One
Conversion to Kit Two
Cuisenaire Rods
Supplementary Numicon Resources for maths intervention
Extra Baseboards
Numicon Software for Interactive Whiteboards
Working with Numicon – DVD and Training resource
Support material and Downloads
Video introduction to our kits
Closing the Gap with Numicon preview of the Teaching Materials
Kit 1 preview of Teaching Materials
Kit 2 preview of Teaching Materials
Closing the Gap activities linked to p-levels
5 minute demonstration of the IWB software
Year 1 Framework Objectives matched to Numicon
Year 2 Framework Objectives matched to Numicon
Clarification of the Closing the Gap Kit v the Intervention Programme
Numicon for Maths Intervention - Homework and Home Support
Our new Homework Resource has been designed to support pupils
receiving maths Intervention in Key Stage 1. They are written in a way
to enable children to practice at home what they are learning in school
through playful activities and games, which means that parents and
carers are not expected to ‘teach’ their children.
