IDL Numeracy

IDL Numeracy is an interactive mathematics resource designed to help children improve their numeracy skills.

The IDL Numeracy software resource contains:

• A wide range of numeracy resources that can be used to support learners with dyscalculia, dyslexia and other difficulties in mathematics.
• A set of mathematical puzzles that are interactive and are presented in a fun and easy way.
• Lessons that are made up of mathematical principles.

Every lesson is designed to match individual targets set out in the National Curriculum as well as promote overall understanding of mathematical methods. There are eleven distinct strands in the program, each individually tracking a pupil’s ability in those principles.

For example, a pupil might be operating at the understanding of a Year 3 pupil when it comes to Addition and Subtraction but struggles with money problems, working at a Year 1 level. IDL Numeracy will place them according to these strengths and weaknesses, providing more insightful feedback to teachers and boosting learners where needed.

Numbers and Counting

This strand of reasoning encompasses fundamental concepts including numerosity, cardinality and quantity. Pupils learn how to count forwards and backwards as well as identify quantities on sight e.g., counting dots.

Addition and Subtraction

Some of the core operations of numeracy, our program teaches pupils to efficiently and effectively add or subtract quantities. These lessons combine word problems, different representations of values and column method as well as many more variations.

Multiplication and Division

Our strand-curriculum guides pupils through formal written and mental methods to multiply and divide. Pupils experiment with grouping, factor pairs and understanding the importance of commutativity.

Weights and Measures

Our weights and measures strand embeds understanding of negative values in temperature, equivalence in weights and how real-life problems can be solved using rational methods. Pupils learn to read thermometers and experience related units of measurement.

Money

The money strand of IDL Numeracy includes problems of a practical context to help build confidence and mental arithmetic skills. Pupils learn how to calculate total costs, change and use multiple denominations of coins to pay.

Time

From analogue to digital clocks, our time lessons show pupils how to read and solve clock-based problems. The lessons scaffold this knowledge into more complex problems based on duration, deductive reasoning and conversion of values.

Shapes, Position and Direction

Orientation, translation and symmetry are only a few of the skills demonstrated in these lessons. This strand begins with recognizing 2D and 3D shapes and the criteria thereof before moving on to comparing nets, co-ordinate locations, terminology and overall spatial reasoning.

Sequences and Patterns

Problems requiring proportional awareness, sorting from smallest to largest and then expanding pupil’s deductive skills. These lessons include whole values and fractions, promoting numerical and shape pattern recognition and more.

Statistics, Sorting and charts

This strand comprehensively covers data organisation and charts, both reading and compiling them. Pupils will learn to accurately understand a range of tables and charts, how and why they are used and more. This strand also encompasses co-ordinates and plotting points to solve a number of problems.

In total there are 2710 lessons!

Although the program includes a vast variety of different lessons, each are built to the IDL methodology to be accessible, engaging and effective. The principles will always be the same; mathematical problems are presented in a fun and intuitive way. Each problem comes complete with auditory instructions, along with additional functions to help find the solution or simplify the puzzle. Each question is solved by moving items around the screen or by clicking on the right items making it even more accessible to pupils with a range of difficulties across any platform