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Supporting Students with Dyscalculia: Evidence-Based Tools and Strategies
Supporting Students with Dyscalculia:Evidence-Based Tools and Strategies This blog is an excerpt from How to Identify, Screen, and Support Students with Dyscalculia, a summarization of The Transformative Potential of Early Screening for Dyscalculia, The Discounted Specific Learning Disability by Dr. Sandra Elliott and Sam
Understanding Dyslexia and Dyscalculia
Understanding Dyslexia & Dyscalculia: Unraveling the Distinctions Dyscalculia is a learning disability that affects one’s ability to learn mathematics, as compared to peers of the same age who receive identical instruction. Research supports that with early identification and the right
How to Screen for Dyscalculia
Unlocking Dyscalculia: How to Screen for this Different Learning Ability This blog is an excerpt from How to Identify, Screen, and Support Students with Dyscalculia, a summarization of The Transformative Potential of Early Screening for Dyscalculia, The Discounted Specific Learning Disability by Dr. Sandra
Dyscalculia: In and Out of the Classroom
Dyscalculia: In and Out of the Classroom Dyscalculia, a learning disability that affects one’s ability to learn mathematics, may cause difficulty with counting, working memory for numbers, ability to recognize patterns, time, sense of direction, estimation of distance and volume,
What is Dyscalculia?
What is Dyscalculia? This blog is an excerpt from How to Identify, Screen, and Support Students with Dyscalculia, a summarization of The Transformative Potential of Early Screening for Dyscalculia, The Discounted Specific Learning Disability by Dr. Sandra Elliott and Sam Wertheim, Doctoral
10 Common Signs of Dyscalculia
10 Common Signs of Dyscalculia Dyscalculia is a learning disability that affects one’s ability to learn mathematics, as compared to same age peers who receive identical instruction. It may cause difficulty with counting, working memory for numbers, ability to recognize
3 Classroom Habits That Make Explicit Instruction Stick
3 Classroom Habits That Make Explicit Instruction Stick The first time you try explicit instruction, it feels straightforward; model the skill, practice together, release responsibility. But the magic happens in the habits that surround that routine.It’s not just the
The Secret to Helping Struggling Math Students: It’s Not Magic, It’s Systematic Instruction
The Secret to Helping Struggling Math Students: It’s Not Magic, It’s Systematic Instruction You can spot that moment right away, the moment when a student’s face goes blank halfway through a math problem. You try explaining it again, a different
Why Explicit, Systematic Instruction Is Every New Teacher’s Best Friend
Why Explicit, Systematic Instruction Is Every New Teacher’s Best Friend There’s a moment every new teacher hits (often around week three) when the pacing guide keeps moving, the range of student needs widens, and you realize that enthusiasm alone can’t close learning gaps. You’re juggling big ideas, behavior routines,