Dyscalculia: News from the web:
Lots of debate about the topic but in our link for the day an article from Holly White at Edgenuity and she explores the benefits of distance learning for students.
Read all about it: HERE
Category Archives: Research
Growing research in Dyscalculia
Dyscalculia: News from the web:
The Dyscalculia Blog has a nice page with the latest research into dyscalculia. Great initiative. We need more research, so there will be more awareness, so there will be more interest, so there will be more options for teachers to become dyscalculia tutors.
Read all about it: HERE
Causes of Dyscalculia
Dyscalculia: News from the web:
Two hypotheses attempt to explain the main cause of dyscalculia. The first hypothesis suggests that a problem with the core mechanisms of perceiving (non-symbolic) quantities is the cause of dyscalculia (core deficit hypothesis), while the alternative hypothesis suggests that dyscalculics have problems only with the processing of numerical symbols (access deficit hypothesis).
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Dyscalculia equally divided
Dyscalculia: News from the web:
Interesting finding in this new research. The learning challenges that were once thought to be 3 to 1 ratio males to females, now seem to be more than 1 to 1.
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The main cause of Dyscalculia
Dyscalculia: News from the web:
There is still research necessary to find out exactly where Dyscalculia finds it’s origin:
Two hypotheses attempt to explain the main cause of dyscalculia. The first hypothesis suggests that a problem with the core mechanisms of perceiving (non-symbolic) quantities is the cause of dyscalculia (core deficit hypothesis), while the alternative hypothesis suggests that dyscalculics have problems only with the processing of numerical symbols (access deficit hypothesis). In the present study, the symbolic and non-symbolic numerosity processing of typically developing children and children with dyscalculia were examined with functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). Control (n=15, mean age: 11.26) and dyscalculia (n=12, mean age: 11.25) groups were determined using a wide-scale screening process.
Read all about it: HERE