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Going to college with Dyscalculia

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Dyscalculia: News from the web:

The number dyslexia blog has listed a number of colleges that have special programs for dyscalculics. Great service and good to know when you are still searching for a college and have dyscalculia.

Read all about it HERE

Back to school stress

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The Understood organization has done a study and it turned out that half of the parents with children under 18 years of age identify the back-to-school season as the most stressful period in the year. Not the traditional thanksgiving dinner with the whole family and the inlaws and not the Christmas gift giving stress, no it is the back-to-school period.

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Great overview of what a good assessment should have

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The Learning Disabilities Association of America has developed a great paper that highlights what all should be included in a good evaluation.

This will be the goto document for many consultants and educational diagnostician and all others who evaluate children and adults for learding disabilities and bring clarity, uniformity and transparency in the world of learning disability evaluations.

Read all about it HERE

Study about groupitizing

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Here is what the latest result showed:

the link between groupitizing (yes you can use this word in scrabble) and mathematical abilities cannot be taken for granted, calling for further investigations on the factors underlying this perceptual phenomenon.

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Literacy is Not More Important than Numeracy, So Why is Dyscalculia Ignored?

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Dyscalculia: News from the web:

Dyscalculics are aware that there is a worrying lack of awareness and a harder experience for young people with the condition. It’s time we changed this.

One in 20 people in the UK struggles with dyscalculia. However, there are currently no statistics on the number that go undiagnosed.

Where dyscalculia is now is where dyslexia was ten years ago. So why is there such a horrible lack of awareness in our society, despite the progress in educational accessibility?

Read all about it HERE