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How can Neurodivergent children be included in mathematical learning?

Introduction to MathMIND and the research team

Summary

Researchers at the University of Oxford, the University of Surrey, and University College London are aiming to find out what thinking skills and educational supports help children with Down Syndrome, Fragile X Syndrome and Williams Syndrome in relation to mathematics.

WhAT ARE OUR AIMS?

The aims of this project are to better understand:

1) the thinking skills that contribute to strong numeracy for children with these genetic syndromes across primary school, and

2) the school environments that best support their numeracy.

Who are we?

RESEARCH Team

The programme will be delivered by teams from the University of Oxford, the University of Surrey and UCL. The lead investigators are Gaia Scerif (Oxford), Emily K Farran (Surrey) and Jo Van Herwegen (UCL) At Oxford, the team is made up of Postdoctoral Researcher Jennifer Bullen. In Surrey, the team includes Katie-Anne Costello and at UCL, Zahra Siddiqui.

The research team are responsible for recruiting participants, carrying out the research and analysis, identifying and sharing findings.

 

Oxford team: Gaia Scerif, & Jennie Bullen

 BSc (St. Andrews), PhD (UCL) Gaia Scerif - Professor of Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience 
 Jennie Bullen

 

Emily Farran and Katie-anne Costello

  Emily Farran 

 

Jo Van Herwegen and Zahra siddiqui

 Jo Van herwegen

 fundER

This project is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), which is part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).

ADVISORY GROUP

The research is supported by an advisory group.

 

Contact us

If you have any questions about the programme, please get in contact with us at MathMIND@psy.ox.ac.uk.