Category Archives: Dyscalculia Overview

Math related game

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Nice game provided by math resources. Not sure how much it works for math but it does help your visual spatial awareness which is important.

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They will love these math documentaries

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The good people from the Abakcus blog share a list of no less than 25 wonderful math related documentaries that will your student fall in love with math. My favorite is “the story of maths” (co produces with the BBC) about the invention of zero.’

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5 things teachers should know about neurodiversity

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From Scotland comes a good explanation of what neurodiversity actually means. Also some good tips for teachers.

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Great visual manipulatives

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We have been fans of Geogebra for a while now. Today they announced a revamp of their offering of visual aids and manipulatives for math. Consider it the best alternative to working with real manipulatives for your students.

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Constructive struggle

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Best way to teach students math is to work on their learning, their deep understanding and that is best done by having them experience finding the solution, with some guidance, themselves instead of relying on rote memorization.

The Math Medic blog says it well:

 “It would be so much easier if they would just tell us what we need to know.” One parent even said, “My child learns better when you spoon feed her.”

No, they don’t learn better, they memorize better.

What we explained to parents was the value that came with the struggle. Students develop a stronger, more long-lasting understanding when they discover the concepts on their own. What we did realize from this experience was the importance of being transparent about this process with students. It’s so important that students understand that they are supposed to struggle! And struggling does not mean that they are failing, it means that they are growing.

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