It only takes one teacher

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Dyscalculia: News from the web:

It only takes one teacher to recognize that you have a problem and do something about it. We have now made it easier for teachers to screen for possible dyscalculia by introducing the DyscalculiaScreener.

Oh, and the kicker here? The reason I got diagnosed with dyscalculia in the 4th grade was because my 4th grade teacher saw me struggling in the exact same way and recommended that I be tested for a learning disability instead of calling me dumb in front of God and everybody.
— Micaela Evans (@caela_rue) April 15, 2021

Read all about it: HERE

Learning Disability detection

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The YourHealthMagazine.net has a nice overview of how to detect learning disabilities. It is important to detect learning disabilities as early as possible, to get the remediation started early and give the children the support they deserve.

Our site with screening tools for Dyscalculia can be found at DyscalculiaScreener.org

Read all about it: HERE

Dyscalculia how do you know if you or your child have it?

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Dyscalculia: News from the web:

The times of India gives a nice list with symptoms to look out for in case you wonder if you or your child has dyscalculia.

Read all about it: HERE

Dyscalculia Services also has a nice free checklist you can try: HERE

Parents can assess numeracy

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Yes new research has shown that parents can assess numeracy but are not so great when it gets down to rating the actual cognitive skills. Yet this is important research as it shows us a way to be able to assess numeracy in large groups of children when other means of researching them in a timely matter would not be available.

Read all about it: HERE

Dyscalculia in adults

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The additudemag blog comes with a self test for adults to see if their math related troubles could be a sign of dyscalculia. They have used a checklist from the dyscalculia.org blog as a basis for this.

You can do this check list on the one from Dyscalculia Services.

You could also do the math and dyscalculia screening test for an online more extensive screening. (use grade 9 if you are an adult)