Overcoming Maths Anxiety – National Numeracy Day 19th May 2021
Backwards Reading – Test Yourself
Backwards reading exercise
Today is ‘backwards day’, which reminds me of an English teaching activity that I love to use….. backwards reading exercises.
You might be thinking ‘what value can you get from reading something backwards?’ Great question!
The value comes when you expose teachers to how difficult it is to read and understand something when you are trying to work out what the word is. Although it seems a little simplistic, learners who are not secure in their reading and interpretation skills really struggle to make sense of texts, even simple ones. Which will then make it difficult for them to determine things like opinion and bias, look for language features and interpret inferred meanings, skills that are required at higher levels of Functional English.
Understanding the challenges some learners face, on a basic level, can really help to make the point about learners needing to be confident with basic reading skills before they can progress to higher levels.
If you have never tried to read something backwards, you can download one of the texts I love to use here, and let me know your thoughts.
Christine Edwards QTLS
Creating Excellence
Try This Backwards Reading Test
dilos dna suorbif neewteb esoohc ot uoy swolla esruoc level decnavda sihT
eth fo noitacilppa dna noitallatsni eht ni slliks poleved lliw ouY .gniretsalp
ytefas and htlaeh lla ot gnimrofnoc tslihw, dohtem gniretsalp tnaveler
.stnemeriuqer
.esruoc siht fo trap yek a era TCI dna shtam ,hsilgnE ni slliks lanoitcnuF
tes yllanretxe na dna krowesruoc ,krow lacitcarp no desab si tnemssessA
2 level eht deen uoy :stnemeriuqer yrtnE .noitanimaxe esruoc-of-dne
.ecneirepxe krow tnaveler s’raey eerht tsael ta ro gniretsalP ni amolpiD
edarg a tsael ta dna shtam ro hsilngE ni C – A* edarg a deen olsa lliw uoY
.weivretni na dna ,rehto eht ni D
Fraction Wall with Decimal and Percentage Equivalences
Fraction Wall with Decimal and Percentage Equivalences
Based on comments and feedback received as a result of the fraction wall, and fraction wall with decimal equivalences, posted a little while ago, I said that I would create a version that also included percentages, to help make that extra visual link and to help make the connection between the fraction, decimal and percentage.
You can download a copy of the template here.
A couple of points to make, some of the decimals, and therefore percentages are rounded, so if they are added across they may not total 1, exactly. Most will be slightly over, but 9ths will only total to 0.99, or 99%.
I have also alternated the fraction, decimal and percentage in all sections except the whole and 1/2, to keep things neat and simple.
I look forward to hearing how you used this and the value it brings to your learners.
Christine Edwards QTLS
Creating Excellence
Feedback on the Fraction Wall = Fraction Wall With Decimals
Based on comments and feedback received as a result of the fraction wall posted a little while ago, I said that I would create a version that included decimals, to help make that visual link, in the same way as fractions and to help make the connection between the fraction and decimal.
You can download a copy of the template here.
A couple of points to make, some of the decimals are rounded, so if they are added across they may not total 1, exactly. Most will be slightly over, but 9ths will only total to 0.99.
And from the 10ths onwards, there wasn’t enough space to include the fraction and decimal in each box, so I have alternated them.
I look forward to hearing how you used this and the value it brings to your learners.
Christine Edwards QTLS
Creating Excellence