Demystification Conference

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Here is a great example of what a school can do to support children with learning disablities. They organize an annual conference where they discuss all the ins and outs of the various learning disabilities with the children so they understand the medical terms and can really “own” their learning disabilty.

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Effective Teaching essential for progress in Dyscalculia

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Research shows that the six principles of effective teaching (direct instruction, the use of 3 modes of knowledge representation (concrete, representational, abstract), guided practice, independent practice, systematic progress monitoring, and regular student feedback. ) are most important for improvement by children with learning disabilities while additional targeted interventions only make small incremental additional improvements.

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Dyscalculia and Attitude Change

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On the Gen Twenty blog a wonderful explanation from someone who apparently has all the symptoms of Dyscalculia and Math Anxiety and how she discovered that she needs to change her attitude about the problem to be successful in working on it.

The most important ingredient for overcoming math anxiety and a learning disability, in my experience, is an attitude change.

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