How Dyscalculia and Dyslexia can differ

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New research shows that the dyscalculia population has difficulties in automatically associating numerals with magnitudes but no problems in associating letters with phonemes, whereas the dyslexia population shows the opposite pattern.

Read all about it: HERE

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Requesting accommodations for testing

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This is a collegeboard page that details how to request testing accommodations.

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What is different and the same in Learning disabilities

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Many things are the same with learning disabilities and then again, many things are different. See the article where they give a nice overview. It is a good overview of early warning signs that are the same for most learning disabilities.

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Numeracy difficulties in adulthood

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Good article from the UK on a dyslexia site, making the point that many people will hide their trouble with reading and writing but more and more people are vocal about their issues with math. So many in fact that is drowns out the ones who really have a math learning disability.

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Skills to distinguish Developmental Dyscalculia from typical developing students

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Both domain-specific nonsymbolic magnitude representation and domain-general executive function both contribute to developmental dyscalculia. Thus, both domain-specific and domain-general abilities will be necessary to investigate and to intervene in developmental dyscalculia groups in the future.

Read all about it: HERE