Category Archives: Dyscalculia Overview

Dyscalculia in the papers

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Iona Bain, 34, the Oxford-educated brain behind the highly popular and award-winning Young Money blog is unable to do the most basic mental arithmetic as she has dyscalculia – a condition similar to dyslexia but affecting numbers, read it al in the UK news paper

Read all about it: HERE

Give good feedback, use the research

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In recent years, research has confirmed what most teachers already knew: providing students with meaningful feedback can greatly enhance learning and improve student achievement. Professor James Pennebaker from the University of Texas at Austin has been researching the benefits of frequent testing and the feedback it leads to. He explains that in the history of the study of learning, the role of feedback has always been central.

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Are All Brains Good at Math?

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Spoiler alert…. YES.

Math provokes dread in so many people—yet we are all born with a sense for numbers.

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Learning disabilities and mental health

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It is known that people with learning disabilities frequently also struggle with mental health challenges. The good people at Sunshine behavioral health have put this handy guide together with resources that may help you.

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Learning disabled early death?

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Children with a learning disability in Scotland are more likely to die prematurely – often from treatable causes, a report has found.

The Scottish Learning Disability Observatory (SLDO) study found that 34% of these deaths were avoidable.

Previous research has found that adults with a learning disability were twice as likely to die from preventable illnesses.

Read all about it: HERE