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Teaching Math to Students with Disabilities

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“Math is hard” (Barbie, 1994) US 15 year olds ranked 24th (among 29 developed nations) in the 2003 International Student Assessment in math literacy and problem solving 7% of US students scored in the advanced level in the 2004 Trends in Math and Science Study Almost half of America’s 17 year olds did not pass The National Assessment of Educational Progress math test 2006 Hart/Winston Poll found that 76% of Americans believe that if the next generation does not work to improve its skills it risks becoming the 1st generation who are worse off economically than their parents

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Teaching Math to Students with Learning Disabilities

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Teaching math to students who have learning disabilities can be a rewarding challenge. Many of your students will have struggled with math for several years and will be delighted if math suddenly clicks for them. Here are a few strategies to help you successfully teach this population.

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Dyscalculia Primer and Resource Guide

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Anna Wilson is an OECD Post-Doctoral Fellow at INSERM U562, Paris, conducting cognitive neuroscience research on the remediation of dyscalculia.

The purpose of this primer is to explain the cognitive neuroscience approach to dyscalculia (including the state of research in this area), to answer frequently asked questions, and to point the reader towards further resources on the subject.

Further references include some of the major scientific literature in the field, as well as reading suggestions for teachers and parents.

Note: The term dyscalculia in this document refers to developmental dyscalculia (present from birth or at an early age) and not to acquired dyscalculia (acquired as a result of brain lesion).

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Does this child have dyscalculia – and if so what should we do about it?

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Assessing a pupil or student who appears to be poor at maths to see if the child is suffering from dyscalculia is useful as means of helping assign limited resources.

This assessment can be done through an educational psychologist, of course, although this can be rather expensive – and of itself it doesn’t actually provide any resources that can be used to help the pupil or student after the assessment.

The Dyscalculia Centre has been looking into this problem for some time, and we have now come up with an on-line test which is much lower cost than a visit to an educational psychologist.

What is more, having marked the test we then provide a comprehensive set of copiable materials relevant to that student. These resources can then be used in school by an assistant teacher or SENCO working with the student.

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