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Counting on your fingers may prevent Dyscalculia
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Research has confirmed something we all may have thought. Counting on your fingers is good for your understanding of math and the number-line. Future research needs to confirm if it also helps to avoid Dyscalculia by programming the brain in the right way.
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Careful with the Dyscalculia label
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A study from Sweden has shown that dyscalculia can be a combination of various conditions and causes. The advice from the researcher is to be careful to label the kids too early but to ensure you get the right diagnoses for the condition. In their own words:
“As far as I’m concerned, we should be cautious about characterizing kids during the first years of school. We shouldn’t stamp kids with a label unnecessarily. Still, we do need to be attentive to the fact that some do have special needs,”
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Going to college with Dyscalculia
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The transition from High school to college is not an easy one for anyone. Specifically when you have a learning disability this transition can be even more challenging. The good folks at East Carolina University have posted a whole curriculum to ease the transition for students with a learning disability. I believe these pieces of advice are pretty universally applicable so you should check it out:
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Good to know about Dyscalculia
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The examiner.com comes with a few observations that may surprise you about Dyscalculia. The page includes a link to an online screening for learning disabilities. By asking a couple of questions they estimate the risk that you would have a learning disability.
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