Category Archives: Dyscalculia Overview

Effective Programs in Elementary Mathematics

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This article reviews research on the achievement outcomes of elementary mathematics programs. 87 rigorous experimental studies evaluated 66 programs in grades K-5. Programs were organized in 6 categories. Particularly positive outcomes were found for tutoring programs (ES=+0.20, k=22). Positive outcomes were also seen in studies focused on professional development for classroom organization and management (e.g., cooperative
learning) (ES=+0.19, k=7). Professional development approaches focused on helping teachers gain in understanding of mathematics content and pedagogy had little impact on student achievement. Professional development intended to help in the adoption of new curricula had a small but significant impact for traditional (non-digital) curricula (ES=+0.12, k=7), but not
for digital curricula. Traditional and digital curricula with limited professional development, as well as benchmark assessment programs, found few positive effects.

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Do you know the answer to this question about dyscalculia?

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A learner exhibiting difficulty in sorting, recognising pattern, orienting numbers and shape, telling time and measurement may have dyscalculia with difficulty in………

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Memory Abilities in Children With Subtypes of Dyscalculia

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This study examines (a) mathematical skills of 2 subgroups of children with developmental dyscalculia (DD)-1 group with DD only and a second group with DD plus reading disorders (RDD)-and (b) analyzes the memory skills of both groups of children. Fifty 11- and 12-year-old children were selected from public schools in Guadalajara, Mexico. Seventeen children had DD only, 13 had RDD, and 20 were normal controls. Testing included 10 calculation and 6 memory subtests taken from the Evaluacion Neuropsicologica Infantil (Matute, Rosselli, Ardila, & Ostrosky, in press). Results indicated that children with DD and children with RDD show a similar pattern of mathematical impairment. Both subgroups had significantly lower scores than the control group in working memory tasks. In addition, the RDD group had significantly lower scores than the control group in visual learning and semantic memory. Although the RDD group scored lower than the DD group in most memory tests, this difference did not reach significance. Working memory tests (digits backwards and sentence repetition) appeared to be the best predictors of mathematical test scores and may represent a major cognitive defect in children with specific defects in mathematics.

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New to dyscalculia, do others have this?

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A call for comments from mumsnet

I have struggled with numbers my entire life much to frustration of parents, teachers, tutors etc but it has only been in the last 5 years that I have realised that it was dyscalculia and only in the last 18 months it’s also effects other areas of my life like computer screen outlays and also how I process information.

I wondered if Im unique in this or if there are others who struggle.

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Exploring lesser-known learning disabilities

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