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Category Archives: Dyscalculia Overview
Math scores for students in schools within a mile of data centers declined
- Math scores for students in schools within a mile of data centers declined more than for students in schools between one and two miles away, according to Samantha Kane, a postdoctoral research associate at Brown. Her preliminary findings suggest that there is a statistically significant drop in the math scores of third graders who attend schools near the centers, which emit harmful pollutants linked to asthma and other health problems. Children in schools near more than one data center saw even sharper declines.
- It’s not just air pollution — noise pollution was also associated with declines in math scores, according to research by Josh Aarons, a doctoral student at the University of California San Diego. He looked at schools in “noise corridors” near the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, and found that the math scores of students there saw a significant decrease. That suggests schools need to invest in noise insulation in classrooms, he said.
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Is dyscalculia just math anxiety?
Commenters with dyscalculia share experiences of being misunderstood, told their math struggles are just anxiety, and facing trauma, shame, and patronization, highlighting the need for self-advocacy and understanding.
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Dyscalculia in children and teenagers
Dyscalculia is a serious difficulty with understanding and working with numbers and quantities.
Signs of dyscalculia vary according to age.
Diagnosis is important. If your child has a dyscalculia diagnosis, they can get support that meets their needs
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The Definitive Clinical Guide to Math Learning Disabilities
Dyscalculia is a learning disorder that affects how the brain understands numbers and mathematical relationships. It can make tasks like mental math, telling time, or understanding quantities unusually difficult even for otherwise bright students.
Key points:
- Dyscalculia affects roughly 5–7% of the population and is about as common as dyslexia.
- Children may struggle with number sense, mental math, telling time, or handling money.
- These challenges are linked to differences in how the brain processes numerical information.
- A psychoeducational assessment by a psychologist can identify dyscalculia and guide school accommodations.
- Early identification helps families access learning supports, classroom accommodations, and targeted math strategies.
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