Teaching the Euro to Pupils with General Learning Disabilities
Keywords:GLD, Mathematics, General Learning Difficulties, SEN, Special Educational Needs, Money, Euro, PSC, Primary Mathematics Curriculum, Teaching Methodologies
The ability to handle money is an essential life skill and is a core area of the maths curriculum. The introduction of the euro focuses attention on some of the key issues in teaching about money. This article examines the literature on approaches and sequences in teaching money and how they can be adapted for pupils with general learning disabilities. Taking into account the large variability between pupils, suggestions are offered which are suitable for pupils who have mastered basic counting and computation and for those for whom by-passing academic skills is more appropriate.
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