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The Clara James Approach to learning
When it comes to learning we are all individuals.
The past 20+ years have taught me that no matter our learning style if the child is engaged and relaxed they are more likely to learn.
If we just keep giving them the same resources, varied over and over again, all we are doing is giving them one place in their brains to find the information. However, by giving them a variety of resources we can make it more interesting, more relevant, and help them to create multiple memories so that when they need to recall the information, they have more places they can go to in order to find it.
If we can boost their confidence as well as their knowledge we will make their life and ours easier.
For 20 years now I've been fascinated by different learning styles: ASD, Dyslexia, ADHD. The purpose of this podcast is to share my findings with you, so that maybe what I've learned will be of help to you too.
The Clara James Approach to learning
Multiplying 11 by double digits
A few weeks ago, I was working with a lad, he’s brilliant, he’s just finished his GCSEs. We had just a couple of minutes left of the lesson, so we decided on a game of times-tables-noughts-and-crosses.
I pulled up the grid and asked what he’d like to multiply by. He answered 11.
Considering he was doing the higher paper I agreed but thought I’d ‘be clever’ and make the numbers in the grid double digits to make it harder.
But he was still answering them within a flash.
I asked if he was using a calculator and his mum, whom I hadn’t realised was also there, said he was just using a trick that he had learned.
This was eye-opening to me, so I thought I’d share it with you too:
Multiplying single digits by 11 is simple.
The digit you are multiplying by 11 is written down twice instead of once:
11x3 = 33
11x8 =88
And this apparently is how you multiply 11 by a double digit easily:
Simply add the 2 numbers you are multiplying by 11 together:
12x11
(1+2 = 3) and slide the answer (3) between the number you were multiplying 11 by: 132
16x11
1+6 =7
Split the 16 and put 7 in the middle
16x11 =176
Another example:
32x11
3+2=5
Split the 32 and place the 5 in the middle:
352