Anastasia, age 15: Day in the life with dyscalculia

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Explicit instruction is essential – especially for students with learning disabilities like dyscalculia

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In the latest episode of the Unlocking Dyscalculia podcast, Adrianne Meldrum sits down with Dr. Zach Groshell, author of Just Tell Them: The Power of Explanations and Explicit Teaching, to explore why direct, well-scaffolded teaching is essential—especially for students with learning disabilities like dyscalculia.

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6 ways to improve interventions for specific learning difficulties

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There is plenty of research around SLD – such as dyslexia, dyscalculia and dysgraphia – but teachers and schools need to be involved in the development of new approaches, says Gillian Stirton

A motivated corps of experts, developers, entrepreneurs and others create ways to combat the difficulties and downstream disadvantages that come with SLD such as dyslexia, dyscalculia and dysgraphia, or combinations of these.

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Professor Geek about dyscalculia

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National Numeracy Day

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National Numeracy Day is a big thing in the UK.

We’re in the grip of a numeracy crisis. Around half of working-age people have the numeracy skills of a primary school child. Poor numeracy costs the UK economy up to £25 billion a year. It’s holding us back, and it needs to change.

Not getting on with numbers blights lives and livelihoods, contributing to pervasive problems from unemployment to poor health and debt. Low numeracy can be a lifelong barrier to social mobility.

The strongest predictor of a person’s numeracy skills in the UK is their socio-economic background. Improving skills, confidence and attitudes to numbers and maths makes a real difference to people’s lives by opening up educational, employment and financial opportunities that lead to brighter futures. 

National Numeracy is the UK’s only charity dedicated to everyday maths. We aim to boost social mobility and inclusion through numeracy in communities where the need is greatest.

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