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Now we know what causes Dyscalculia

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Scientists of University College London have conducted a study that offers definitive proof that the right parietal lobe is indeed responsible// for dyscalculia or in layman terms the inability to ‘do math’. The researchers hope the findings will aid in the diagnosis and management of the disorder, through remedial teaching.

“This provides strong evidence that dyscalculia is caused by malformations in the right parietal lobe and provides sold grounds for further study on the physical abnormalities present in dyscalculics’ brains. It’s an important step to the ultimate goal of early diagnosis through analysis of neural tissue, which in turn will lead to earlier treatments and more effective remedial teaching.”

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Dyscalculia assessment tool

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1 in 10 Children suffers from working memory problems, causing educational problems. One tool to test children is the Automated Working Memory Assessment (AWMA; Alloway, 2007 published by Pearson). The benefit of the AWMA is that it is designed to provide a practical and convenient way for non-expert assessors such as teachers to screen their pupils for significant working memory problems, with a user-friendly interface. The automated presentation and scoring of tasks provide consistency in presentation of stimuli across participants, thus reducing experimenter error.

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Testing Dyscalculia

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Another comprehensive explanation of how you can get your Dyscalculia tested.

This ehow explains the most common methods however you need to bear in mind that in order to get certain benefits from your school district, you need to check with the counselors what diagnose they accept to provide facilities to your dyscalculic child.

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Does this pupil have dyscalculia – and if so what should we do about it?

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Assessing a pupil or student who appears to be poor at maths to see if the child is suffering from dyscalculia is useful as means of helping assign limited resources.

This assessment can be done through an educational psychologist, of course, although this can be rather expensive – and of itself it doesn’t actually provide any resources that can be used to help the pupil or student after the assessment.

The Dyscalculia Centre has been looking into this problem for some time, and we have now come up with an on-line test which is much lower cost than a visit to an educational psychologist.

What is more, having marked the test we then provide a comprehensive set of copiable materials relevant to that student. These resources can then be used in school by an assistant teacher or SENCO working with the student.

The on-line Dyscalculia Test covers the individual’s attitude towards mathematical concepts and issues, plus specific questions on addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, shapes, percentages and time. It is intended for anyone aged over seven years, but obviously does imply that the individual would be expected to be able to answer some basic questions in each of these subject areas.

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