Early intervention and tutoring helped this student with dyscalculia

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For Tessa Marshall, those things that often come easy to kids—numbers, colors, shapes, tying their shoes—were always a challenge. In 3rd grade, she was diagnosed with dyscalculia and transferred to a Montessori school where the opportunity to learn individually with a teacher, and in a group of students in 1st through 3rd grades, helped her catch up. Now a freshman in high school, she continues to receive math tutoring twice a week, from Dr Schreuder, for her honors geometry class. Here, she discusses what she wishes teachers knew not only about dyscalculia, but also about teaching students with the learning disability.

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Giving meaning to numbers

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Great example of how to give meaning to numbers.

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5 Key Ways to Support Students With Learning Differences

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Many teachers don’t receive training in their teacher-preparation programs on common learning differences, say experts. And that can leave teachers feeling uncertain about how to best support students in their classrooms who have dyslexia, dysgraphia, or dyscalculia.

Education week comes with 5 key tips on what to bear in mind when working with students who have learning difference.

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People with learning disabilities are less biased

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A surprising finding from a new study; it has shown those with the conditions may have previously unheralded strengths, namely reduced bias against others based on characteristics such as their disability, race or gender.

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Early detection of dyscalculia is key

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Although dyscalculia, a neurodevelopmental disorder that leads to persistent difficulties in learning number-related skills, is estimated to affect 5 to 7 percent of school-age children nationwide–about the same percentage as those affected by dyslexia–only 15 percent of teachers in a recent survey said their students have been screened for this learning disorder, and many teachers have never even heard of it.

You can use the tools at https://DyscalculiaScreener.org to get some more certainty about why your student has trouble with math.

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