Numicon Training

Numicon Training is being held for Parents/Guardians and all associated teaching staff and professionals who may be working with your child in preschool, primary or second level.

Saturday 20th  October, DSG Centre, 2nd Floor, An Fuaran, Moycullen, Galway  – directions attached

Session A: Introduction to Numicon Home Kit and Foundation Kit   Time: 10:00 am to 12:30 pm

Session B: Working with Numicon Firm Foundations/Kit 1              Time:  2:00 pm to 4:00pm

To Register for either Session A or B:   Please logon to

https://goo.gl/forms/ZQ8PuDVMAuaJrGor1

Please note that places are limited and while every effort will be made to accommodate attendees, early booking is advisable

 Please arrive 15 mins prior to your session for Tea/Coffee

Cost: Free of Charge to members of DS Galway branch and to teachers/support staff directly working with a child who is a member of DS Galway branch

A fee of €10 will apply to all others, payable on the day

NB Parents/guardians please forward this notification to your teaching, professional and support personnel in your child’s school.

FURTHER DETAILS ON SESSIONS AND DOWN SYDNROME GALWAY SAP NUMICON PROJECT

Session A    – Introduction to Numicon Home Kit and Foundation Kit          Time: 10.00 am to 12.30 pm

      This session is appropriate for anyone who

  • Is new to Numicon and wishes to understand how Numicon supports the teaching of maths
  • Is using a Numicon Home Kit in preschool/at home and wishes to progress to the Foundation Kit
  • Whose student is in primary school or secondary school and you wish to support their maths using the Firm Foundation Kit

Please see youtube clip re

First Steps in Numicon Home Kit.  http://youtu.be/Rw_LgDKwdgI

Getting Started with Firm Foundations: http://youtu.be/4BrHvcESRqo

Session B    – Working with Numicon Firm Foundations/Kit 1      TIME   2.00 pm to 4.00pm

                       This session is appropriate for anyone who

  • Is working with the Firm Foundations level for at least 12 months or
  • For any child who may be ready to move onto Kit 1

Please see youtube clip re Numicon Kit 1 Numicon kit 1

DOWN SYNDROME GALWAY SAP NUMICON PROJECT

This training is necessary for participation in the Down Syndrome Galway SAP Numicon Project which aims to improve numeracy outcomes for children with Down syndrome by providing a Numicon Kit along with training to parents and schools in Galway.

The funding for this project was awarded from SAP Ireland, a multinational software company who have locations in Galway and Dublin.

Numicon is a multi-sensory approach to arithmetic teaching that uses patterns which are structured to encourage the understanding of number and number relationships. Numicon uses special ‘number shapes’ in a series of practical teaching activities. The Numicon shapes help children to understand number values and relationships more easily as it uses visual concrete stimuli.

Since the commencement of this project in 2014, we have provided Numicon Kit to over 50 children in 35 schools across Galway city and county. The following are the criteria for participating in the project:

  1. The student is attending preschool, primary school or second level – all settings
  2. Parent and teaching staff attend training in Numicon (provided free of charge) prior to receiving the kit.
  3. A short initial questionnaire to be completed by the class/resource teacher to assess the student’s current numeracy abilities as per their IEP goals.
  4. The kit is provided on a loan basis to the school for the duration of the student’s attendance
  5. In an effort to deliver the project to as many children as possible, we are requesting a contribution of €50 per Firm Foundation kit supplied for the duration of use in school (this kit is valued at between €170 and €230). The contribution for the Home Kit is €20. This will allow us to stretch the programme to cater for as many children as possible

For further details of the project, please visit  https://downsyndromegalway.ie/education-support/numicon-project/