Steve Chinn
BSc, PhD, Dip ED Man, AMBDA
Steve taught for 40 years, in mainstream schools, in Further Education and in Special Education. He was Head of three special schools for dyslexic students, including one year in the USA where he was rated as a "Master Teacher" by the state.
Steve founded and for nineteen years ran Mark College, a school for dyslexic boys, which received several awards including DfES "Highly Effective School" certificate and Beacon School status and the ISA's "Award for Excellence".
Steve has written several books based on his classroom research, including the nasen/TES award winning "The Trouble with Maths". The third edition of "Mathematics for Dyslexics" was published in 2007 by Wiley as was the second edition of "Sum Hope" now titled "Dealing with Dyscalculia: Sum Hope 2".
Steve runs training courses for teachers across the UK and has lectured on learning difficulties in Maths in over 20 countries worldwide. He was chair of the 3rd International Conference of the British Dyslexia Association and was co-founder of the Council for the Registration of Schools Teaching Dyslexics (CReSTeD). This year Steve will be developing for Pearson's a test battery for dyscalculia and maths learning difficulties with Dr. John Everatt.
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Books by Steve Chinn:
What to do when you can't - Multilply & Divide
What to do when you can't - Add & Subtract
What to do when you can't - Tell the Time
What to do when you can't do - Fractions, Decimals and Percentages
What to do when you can't learn - The Times Tables
Mathematics for Dyslexics Including Dyscalculia
Dealing with Dyscalculia - Sum Hope2
The Trouble with Maths