Why math disabilities need more attention

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Disabilities in reading are identified and supported early on. But students who struggle in math don’t get the same attention. This story is part of The Math Problem, the latest project from the newsrooms of the Education Reporting Collaborative.

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So you got your diagnosis for dyscalculia, but where is the support?

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Good article from Seattle, where they discuss that eventually now the tide is turning and more assessments and diagnoses of dyscalculia take place, however the question then becomes, what will you do with that assessment? Does the school have the capacity to support the student?

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Why are you struggling with math

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This article gives ten reasons why you could be struggling with math. Great insight, it is not always a learning disability.

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Math is holding children back and school do not screen enough

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An article with details on how children get held back by math. Schools don’t always screen for the math learning disability as they do for the language learning disability. You can do your own screening, check out https://dyscalculiascreener.org

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All about SLDs, IEPs, and IDEA

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Today we link to a posting by the NCLD National Center for Learning Disabilities, who in one short posting present the highlights of what Special Learning Disabilities are, IEP’s and the law that guides it all the IDEA. Good for a quick look at the definitions.

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