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What does “New Math” mean for children with dyscalculia?

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The old way has always failed our students with special needs. The challenge now will be for regular education teachers (and state curriculum) to move at a pace that makes sense for the entire class with the new strategies. Thankfully, however, number sense is now built into the day for all students, including our students with learning disabilities.

Embracing the new math might be an important step for a parent of a child with a learning difficulty. For many the traditional methods have never worked.

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Test your own numbersense

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The kind folks at the NYTimes have a test for your numbersense. You know the ability to estimate if one or the other group is larger. This is a fundamental build in skill that humans have, animal also btw as they need to know immediately if the other group is larger so if they need to fight or flight. Try it in the link, if your score is low you may want to do the free dyscalculia screener at dyscalculiaservices.com

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Kids with Dyscalculia are otherwise normal

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We knew that but apparently there are still many teachers and parents who can not believe that when you are having trouble with math, you would otherwise be normal.

It is important to continue to raise the awareness about this as it really can make life miserable for children both at school and as adults.

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Dealing with the school on Dyscalculia

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There are various ways in which a school can help your child becoming successful even with a learning disability. The challenge is to find out exactly what to expect and how to talk to the school. Also you need to know the difference between the various options available to you from the legislation. The article in our link for today provides a clear and concise explanation.

Also the understood website gives a good table that outlines the differences between the various options HERE

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