It is designed for public and private school teachers who work with students with language based learning disabilities. Materials in this book include a description of the principles of good teaching and a detailed discussion of the role of readiness skills. Also found are specific directions for the order and methods that are useful in teaching multiplication facts and suggestions for linking mathematics to the real world of students with word problems. This book is a collection of fifty number puzzles designed to provide experiences in problem solving and thinking skills for high school students who have a background in algebra. Each puzzle consists of a sequence of ten clues about an unknown number.
Students use deductive reasoning to discover the answer using the fewest clues possible.
The primary emphasis is on problem-solving strategies and thinking skills. This book is a collection of fifty number puzzles designed to provide experiences in problem solving and thinking skills for students in grades 7 through 12. Each puzzle consists of a sequence of ten clues about an unknown number. Students use deductive reasoning to discover the answer using the fewest clues possible. Primary emphasis is on problem-solving strategies and thinking skills.