Encoding of numerosity

Dyscalculia: News from the web:

From Italy comes a new piece of research that tackles the numerosity and more specific the encoding and how that actually works. Great read, although you need to have access to science.com to read the whole article

Read all about it: HERE

Visit us at DyscalculiaHeadlines.com
A service from Math and DyscalculiaServices.com
Trouble with Math? Dyscalculia Testing Online
Become a Dyscalculia Tutor. DyscalculiaTutor.org

Formal math instruction cross cultural

Dyscalculia: News from the web:

A great study titled “The effects of formal math instruction on arithmetic strategy use: A cross-cultural study” done by

There are differences in the approaches educators use to teach arithmetic in Flanders (Belgium) and Canada. Where in Flanders, there is a discouragement of counting and an encouragement of becoming fluent in arithmetic very early on, the math curriculum in Canada allows for a variety of strategies children can use when they are solving arithmetic problems, including procedural strategie

Read all about it: HERE

Visit us at DyscalculiaHeadlines.com
A service from Math and DyscalculiaServices.com
Trouble with Math? Dyscalculia Testing Online
Become a Dyscalculia Tutor. DyscalculiaTutor.org

Music for your brain

Dyscalculia: News from the web:

A two-year study by researchers at the Brain and Creativity Institute (BCI) at the University of Southern California shows that exposure to music and music instruction accelerates the brain development of young children in the areas responsible for language development, sound, reading skill and speech perception.

Who knows how this will affect their math.

Read all about it: HERE

Visit us at DyscalculiaHeadlines.com
A service from Math and DyscalculiaServices.com
Trouble with Math? Dyscalculia Testing Online
Become a Dyscalculia Tutor. DyscalculiaTutor.org

Women and Math

Dyscalculia: News from the web:

Story

Great article from the FT about how there is a difference between men and women when it gets to being confident dealing with numbers. The research was done in the UK to mark the second UK National Numeracy Day.

Read all about it: HERE

Visit us at DyscalculiaHeadlines.com
A service from Math and DyscalculiaServices.com
Trouble with Math? Dyscalculia Testing Online
Become a Dyscalculia Tutor. DyscalculiaTutor.org