Category Archives: Math Anxiety

More math anxiety than dyscalculia?

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Here is a Penn State Psychology prof who thinks that:

“Far more common than dyscalculia is math anxiety, which is sometimes associated with gender stereotypes,” Carlson said. “Because math is so heavily dependent on symbols, some people find equations to be intimidating. But with patience and practice, it’s possible to overcome this. Bottom line –— while there are individual differences in the ease of learning math, almost everybody is capable of learning it.”

Read all about it: HERE

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An online Dyscalculia Awareness Training

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Just launched one of our contributions to bringing awareness of Dyscalculia to all. Mainly educators and parents need to be aware of Dyscalculia and act as soon as they think a child may have a learning disability or specifically Dyscalculia.

Do the awareness training, fully online, five modules and a little test and you can get your certificate from the Dyscalculia Training Center.

The Dyscalculia Awareness Training is live at DyscalculiaAwareness.org

Read all about it: HERE

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Helping children with Math Homework

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Many parents help their children with Math Homework.

Now there is a very nice resource available to support them: Moms Teach Math

Dr. Schreuder explains in her own clear way what to do and what to say to help your child with Math. Lots of downloads filled with tips, explanations, activities and games.

It is not a course but a resource, go check it out.

Read all about it: HERE

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Anxiety in your genes?

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In a study, published today in Scientific Reports, researchers measured anxiety in a sample of more than 1,400 twin pairs aged 19 to 21 from the Twins Early Development Study (TEDS).

All forms of anxiety showed a substantial genetic component, with DNA explaining over a third of the differences between people.

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