Dyscalculia: News from the web:
Great strategies presented here by Kathleen McGarvey. Check their youtube channel for some more.
Read all about it: HERE
India’s Supreme Court recognizes dyscalculia
Dyscalculia: News from the web:
The Supreme Court took cognizance of the rights of the differently abled and those with learning disabilities in a significant judgment last month. The petitioner, it observed, suffered from dysgraphia (also known as writer’s cramp) and was denied a scribe during the civil service examination because he did not fit the standardised notion of “benchmark disability”.
The ruling may well lead to a better understanding and wider recognition of little-known disabilities such dysgraphia and dyscalculia. The apex court ordered that differently abled citizens be provided with a scribe to facilitate the taking of examinations and directed the Union Government to frame proper guidelines for the purpose.
Read all about it: HERE (scroll down a bit on that page for this particular ruling)
Podcast about dyscalculia
Dyscalculia: News from the web:
Listen to this interesting podcast from the Understood organization about dyscalculia
We also have our podcasts about news and views about dyscalculia, click the link for today below.
Read all about it: HERE
Accelerate Learning for Students with Disabilities During COVID-19 and Beyond
Dyscalculia: News from the web:
The National Center for Learning Disabilities has written a report on how we can use some opportunities to accelerate learning for students with disabilities during the pandemic and even beyond.
The report is easy to read and has real policy proposals and implementation recommendations.
Read all about it: HERE
Early Childhood Development and Lifelong Health Are Deeply Intertwined
Dyscalculia: News from the web:
The environments we create and the experiences we provide for young children and their families not only affect the developing brain but also many other physiological systems. Biological systems like the brain and the autonomic nervous system, immune system, heart and gut interact with each other and with the environment and environmental stress negatively influences all of them. Remediation may be possible at any age but outcomes are better and easier to achieve when interventions are provided earlier and more cost effective than trying to fix them later.
Read all about it: HERE