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Chris is not stupid, he has Dyscalculia!

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Lose, Lose, Lose

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Children with learning difficulties or disabilities and their parents face a “lose, lose, lose” situation, Sir Keir Starmer has said, as he pledged to press ahead with reforming special needs support in schools.

Downing Street backed Bridget Phillipson, the education secretary, after she was criticised by Labour MPs and campaigners for refusing to guarantee that children with special needs would continue to have the same legal rights to bespoke support in school.

Ministers said that retaining the existing system would end up “failing children and failing parents” and insisted that reform should not result in the overall level of support for special needs being cut.

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The Development and Research in Early Mathematics Education (or DREME), shares a wealth of information you can use free of charge.

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The Lasting Impact of Math Manipulatives in Early Childhood Education

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Many adults might not realize that young children first understand mathematical ideas through physical actions and concrete experiences, not abstract symbols. Manipulatives are grounded in learning theory, particularly Bruner’s (1966) framework of enactive (physical), iconic (visual), and symbolic (abstract) representations. This progression is essential: children manipulate objects, see and create patterns, and later connect these experiences to formal symbols and procedures (Bruner, 1966; Gravemeijer, 1999). Manipulatives serve as a bridge, making abstract concepts tangible and accessible.

Read the research overview HERE