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Homeschooling a Child Who Struggles in Math & Dyscalculia

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Math struggles can leave parents feeling frustrated, children feeling defeated, and the kitchen table looking more like a battlefield than a place of learning. For families homeschooling a child with dyscalculia—a specific learning difference that affects number sense and mathematical reasoning—the challenges can feel even more intense. But there is hope, and there are strategies that can turn those struggles into meaningful progress.

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10 Evidence-Based Strategies to Help Students with Dyscalculia

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Mathematics can feel like an exciting puzzle for many children, but for students with dyscalculia, numbers often feel overwhelming, abstract, and even intimidating. Dyscalculia is a specific learning difference that affects a student’s ability to understand number concepts, recall math facts, and perform calculations. Roughly 5–7% of students are believed to struggle with this challenge, yet it often goes undiagnosed or misunderstood.

The good news is that research provides us with concrete, evidence-based strategies to help children with dyscalculia thrive. With the right teaching methods, patience, and support, students can build confidence and make meaningful progress in mathematics. At Scholars Academy, a virtual school for kids with dyscalculia in NC, we integrate these strategies daily into our instruction. Below, we’ll explore ten proven approaches that make a real difference.

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Get ai to help with IEP

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No, it’s not ChatGPT. About 200 SF families have been testing the program in Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese, and Vietnamese. SFUSD has yet to invest.

READ all about this new ai system HERE

Helping a child with dyscalculia to learn their maths facts

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This post describes the system that I use with my dyscalculic child for learning maths facts. At the point of beginning this system, my child knew almost no maths facts at all, and was struggling to retain even +1 facts. These strategies have enable them to learn all addition facts to 20 and subtraction facts to 10. We are now successfully working on subtraction facts to 20 and multiplication. It’s been a game changer for us!

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Are There Signs Of Dyscalculia In My Homeschooler?

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