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 interventions and supports students with dyscalculia can master math as well as other students. […]
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 Elliott and Sam Wertheim, Doctoral Candidate. Screening for Dyscalculia Research shows that identifying dyscalculia is […]
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, math facts, and procedures. When we talk about learning disorders, we sometimes don’t think […]
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 Candidate. What is Dyscalculia? Students with dyscalculia have difficulty understanding and manipulating numbers, estimating quantities, […]
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 patterns, time, sense of direction, estimation of distance and volume, math facts, and procedures. Dyscalculia […]
