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MEGAN PAUGH
Dyscalculia
What is it?
Dyscalculia is a term referring to a wide range of life-long learning disabilities involving math. There is no single form of math disability, and difficulties vary from person to person and affect people differently in school and throughout life
3-6%
(Tajar and Sharifi, 2011)
Characteristics
Deficits in:Automatic processing of numerical info
Efficiency of making associations between symbolic meaning and quantity
Retrieving arithmetical facts
Executing efficient calculation procedures
(Kadosh and Walsh, 2007)
Number Sense
The key to understanding and doing math
Numerical and spatial relationship of numbers
(Callaway, 2013)
Early Childhood Difficulties
Difficultly learning number sense
Trouble with tasks (sorting, patterns, compare & contrast)
(Tajar and Sharifi, 2011)
School-Age Difficulties
Difficulty in solving basic math problems (addition, subtraction, multiplication & division)
Struggle retaining basic math facts
Trouble with applying knowledge to math
(Tajar and Sharifi, 2011)
Teenager and Adult Difficulties
Trouble moving on to advanced math
Difficulty in grasping vocabulary
(Tajar and Sharifi, 2011)
Cause
Neurological (brain damage)
Genetics (congential/hereditary)
(Ashkenazi, Rosenberg-Lee, Tenison & Menon, 2012)
(Kadosh and Walsh, 2007)
Evaluation
Teacher or professional
Full range of math-related skills Counting, adding, subtracting, multiplying & dividing;
predicting appropriate procedures; organizing components in a logical way; measuring, telling time and using money; estimation; self-checking work
Pencil and paper
(Tajar and Sharifi, 2011)
Services, Tips & Accommodations
Strengths and weaknesses Tutor (individual attention)
Finding different ways to approach problems Practice estimation
Graph paper Begin with concrete examplesLimited distractionsSupply student with necessary suppliescomputers
(Tajar and Sharifi, 2011)
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