Learning disabilities are not the same as Learning problems

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The Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDA) cautions that learning disabilities “should not be confused with learning problems.” The latter can result from visual, hearing, or motor impairments, intellectual handicaps, emotional distress, or external disadvantages, such as poverty or malnutrition.

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Calcularis a great tool for students with Dyscalculia

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We know that there is no real cure for Dyscalculia and there are only a few programs or applications specifically made with students with dyscalculia in mind. Calcularis is one of such programs. Their peer-reviewed academic research has shown their tools help improve skills by 30-45% and reduce anxiety by 25% in just 3 months.

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Apps for Dyslexia and Dyscalculia

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Here is a page full of interesting apps for both dyslexia and other learning disabilities. It comes from the website Wizcase.com and they may earn something when you click on the links, but the apps look good and they certainly put a lot of work into it. Thank you wizcase.

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Signs of Dyscalculia In the Classroom

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The Purple Giraffe has a wonderful site with lots of tips for teachers who suspect that one of their students has a math learning disability.

The list of signs of dyscalculia in the classroom is one of the more complete ones we have seen in a while.

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Tips for college algebra with dyscalculia

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Here is a student who explains some good tips and work arounds when you have dyscalculia and need to do college algebra. Best tip I find is this:

Review a little every day. Even if it’s 10 minutes. I forget math so easily. My test scores went form %25 last week to %70 this week. All I’m doing is going back and reading my notes for 15 minutes before homework. You can see that I have copied and pasted some of the same notes from the previous problem. This helps me recognize patterns. I’m understanding so much more than I had. Even if you don’t understand it, being exposed to the same material over and over and over again will eventually put it in your memory. That’s what I’m telling myself anyway.

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