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This is one of the TED talks about learning disabilities, such as Dyscalculia, and it goes in detail about how the brains from children with learning difficulties are different, how they can be helped and what they are good at. A great video to watch
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MY DAUGHTER Flora was just six when she announced that she didn’t understand a thing in maths lessons at school. We raised it at the next parents’ evening and were reassured that her maths was fine, but we began to notice that she sometimes made wildly illogical guesses when attempting basic addition and was easily confused by anything numerical.
She was also getting upset about maths at school, but the more her teachers tried to reassure us that she was doing well, the more Flora insisted she didn’t let them see that she spent maths lessons copying other children.
It wasn’t until she moved to a new school two years later that her difficulties were identified, revealing such a vast gulf between her attainment in numeracy and in literacy that we suspected she could have dyscalculia, a kind of dyslexia with numbers.
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Kids with learning disabilities, which can include dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, and language disabilities, may struggle in school, but find success in the world of sports. The playing field offers them a chance to equal or best their peers, strengthening self-esteem (which can take a hit in the classroom) and teaching teamwork and social skills as well.
Sports also offers kids the chance to learn skills—such as problem-solving, sequencing, and focus—in a new way, which can in turn help them with their academic work. And after all, learning a sport is learning too, so it reinforces kids’ ability to pick up new concepts. Children who have learning and behavioral challenges can profit from the physical release of exercise too. It reduces stress and helps redirect energy positively; this can help improve behavior in the classroom.
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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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