Category Archives: Research

Dyscalculia in Early Adulthood

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Numerical abilities are fundamental in our society. As a consequence, poor numerical skills
might have a great impact on daily living. This study analyzes the extent to which the numerical deficit observed in young adults with Developmental Dyscalculia (DD) impacts their activities of everyday life.

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Teacher’s knowledge about Dyscalculia

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The knowledge of a teacher about dyscalculia is essential for recognizing the symptoms and taking action. So they did a study and here is a part of their conclusion:

Being a Special Education teacher predicted a higher knowledge of intervention strategies in dyscalculia and having heard about dyscalculia predicted higher knowledge about not only intervention strategies but also dyscalculia characteristics. 

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The pendulum swings

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After the hype about digital tools in education, the Swedish now rethink the strategy and believe things may have gotten too far. Back to paper and pencil believe some.

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Multivariate Treatment of Dyslexia, Dysgraphia and Dyscalculia

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Thorough research here with the implementation of a longitudinal case study over the elementary school years of a students who had difficulties in multiple areas: dyslexia, dysgraphia, and dyscalculia combined with anxiety. The response to multiple intervention was recorded over time and the progress information greatly helped getting the learning disability diagnosis.

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Best time to learn multiplication tables

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Well they didn’t actually study this yet but a study in the UK looked at what the best time would be for learning more complex multiplications. Their conclusion was:

This study has identified a beneficial effect of learning prior to sleep on recall of complex multiplication problems compared with learning these problems during the daytime. Future research should explore whether similar effects are observed with children learning simple multiplication facts.

Read all about it HERE