Dyscalculia: News from the web:
The = sign is often misunderstood. It may be because the calculators use it to provide an answer so students start thinking that = means “an answer is coming” Where in reality it only means “equality”. See the blog post in our link for today that explains it clearly.
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Not new but a great resource for teaching and working with children who have special needs. The nice people at Special Needs Resource and Training Blog provide this for you.
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The good people at The Mathematics Shed have a great toolkit for people with dyscalculia, go check it out.
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The wonderful Kahn academy has now also embraced the process of spiral review.
In an email they explained it as follows:
We’re thrilled to announce that one of the most requested features in Khan Academy’s history is coming to you on February 3: Personalized Spiral Review in Course Mastery!What’s Spiral Review?
Spiral Review provides spaced repetition of the skills your students have already started practicing. Research shows that by spiraling these skills over time and across lessons, students minimize learning loss and boost knowledge retention.What does it look like for students?
Starting February 3, your students will start unlocking Mastery Challenges at the top of the course page in Course Mastery-enabled math classes whenever they’ve:
| • | Achieved Familiarity in at least three skills |
| • | And reached Proficiency in at least one skill |
And then they’ll get six personalized questions (based on time elapsed since last practice and level of proficiency) to hone their expertise:
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A Hallmark of dyscalculia is that they know it the one day and have forgotten it the next day, Spiral Review is essential.
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