Find Dyscalculia by Qualitative assessment, not by tests alone

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Classifying students with mathematics learning disability (MLD, or dyscalculia) is typically based on composite scores from broad measures of math achievement, These scores may predict later math achievement levels but do not specify the nature of math difficulties likely to emerge among students at greatest risk for long-term failure in math.

Recent research from the University of Minneapolis suggests that specific qualitative assessments of symbolic number knowledge in early grades may reveal more about children’s thinking about numbers than does a typical “pass or fail” test.  This in turn may reveal which students are most at risk for persistent poor math outcomes in future years,

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Great resource for detecting Dyscalculia

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A free download of a great resource to detect dyscalculia and chart progress you are making. Also included are explanations, definitions and some exercises.

Written in the UK but I believe it has pretty universal application and should be part of your toolbox.

The page does have lots of advertisement download links so take care where you click and I believe you do need to sign up with scribd.com

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Leading with Dyscalculia

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Paul Fisher comes out with a great statement: “I may not be famous or much of a role model, but I’m putting my voice out there to be counted. Despite what other people may tell you, someone with dyscalculia most certainly can start and run a successful business. My name is Paul Fisher, I’m founder and CEO of Buyometric, and I most certainly can’t count.”

This should encourage all of you who suffer daily from the issues with Dyscalculia

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Dyscalculia 101

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“Parents need to be concerned when children are not making adequate educational progress,” says Michael Assel, PhD, associate professor of pediatrics and a staff psychologist for the Children’s Learning Institute at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth). “Essentially, we are talking about a child who is struggling in a content area important for school, typically reading, math or written language.”

Before jumping to conclusions, Assel cautions parents to consider an important issue when thinking about learning differences in their child. “One of the first things that must be considered is the educational environment,” he says. “We want to ensure that a child has had appropriate exposure to quality teaching. For example, it would be unfair to describe a child as having a disability in the area of reading unless that child has been provided with appropriate instruction in [that subject].”

When parents become certain the educational environment is not the problem, then it’s time to confront the possibility that their child might have a learning disability.

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