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Dealing with Developmental Disabilities in the Classroom and Outside

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Dyscalculia is often referred to as the  math version of dyslexia. This, for the most part, can be an accurate comparison. Dyscalculia is a math learning disability that affects the students visual-spatial abilities which results in difficulty processing the material that their eyes see. This therefore affects their ability to understand and compute math in the classroom. This disability also frequently affects the students language processing skills as well because it takes them longer to comprehend what is going on around them.This disability, like so many others, varies in severity and also in the area that it affects the child’s learning. For individuals with difficulty in the visual-spatial department, it makes it more difficult to visualize and identify patterns as well as difficulty memorizing or learning a sequence of steps needed to solve a problem.

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Psychology Wiki: Dyscalculia

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Dyscalculia is defined as a specific learning difficultyaffecting a person’s ability to understand and/or manipulate numbers. Like dyslexia, dyscalculia can be caused by a visual perceptual deficit. Dyscalculia is often used to refer specifically to the inability to perform operations in math or arithmetic, but is defined by some educational professionals as a more fundamental inability to conceptualize numbers themselves as an abstract concept of comparative quantities. It is a lesser known disability, much like dyslexia anddyspraxia.

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Acalculia

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Acalculia (not to be confused with dyscalculia) is an acquired impairment in which patients have difficulty performing simple mathematical tasks, such as adding, subtracting, multiplying and even simply stating which of two numbers is larger. Acalculia is distinguished from dyscalculia in that acalculia is acquired late in life due to neurological injury such as stroke, while dyscalculia is a specific developmental disorder first observed during the acquisition of mathematical knowledge. The name comes from the Greek “a” meaning “not” and Latin “calculare”, which means “to count”.

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Strategies to Support a Child With Dyscalculia in the Classroom

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When a teacher discovers that they have a student with dyscalculia, they are often unsure about what the condition is, what difficulties the student will face and what strategies and methods they can use in the classroom to support the learning of their student. Here is an overview of what dyscalculia is, what difficulties a student may face and what strategies can be put into place to support their education.

When a teacher discovers that they have a student with dyscalculia, they are often unsure about what the condition is, what difficulties the student will face and what strategies and methods they can use in the classroom to support the learning of their student. Here is an overview of what dyscalculia is, what difficulties a student may face and what strategies can be put into place to support their education.

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