Dyscalculia Primer and Resource Guide

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Anna Wilson is an OECD Post-Doctoral Fellow at INSERM U562, Paris, conducting cognitive neuroscience research on the remediation of dyscalculia.

The purpose of this primer is to explain the cognitive neuroscience approach to dyscalculia (including the state of research in this area), to answer frequently asked questions, and to point the reader towards further resources on the subject.

Further references include some of the major scientific literature in the field, as well as reading suggestions for teachers and parents.

Note: The term dyscalculia in this document refers to developmental dyscalculia (present from birth or at an early age) and not to acquired dyscalculia (acquired as a result of brain lesion).

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Does this child have dyscalculia – and if so what should we do about it?

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Assessing a pupil or student who appears to be poor at maths to see if the child is suffering from dyscalculia is useful as means of helping assign limited resources.

This assessment can be done through an educational psychologist, of course, although this can be rather expensive – and of itself it doesn’t actually provide any resources that can be used to help the pupil or student after the assessment.

The Dyscalculia Centre has been looking into this problem for some time, and we have now come up with an on-line test which is much lower cost than a visit to an educational psychologist.

What is more, having marked the test we then provide a comprehensive set of copiable materials relevant to that student. These resources can then be used in school by an assistant teacher or SENCO working with the student.

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What works for children with mathematical difficulties? The effectiveness of intervention schemes

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The purpose of this new independent research review is to update the detailed research report by Dr Ann Dowker published by the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) in June 2004, ‘What works for children with mathematical difficulties’ (DfES Research Report RR 554). This report examined the status of interventions for children with mathematical difficulties. At that time, there was relatively little work in that area compared, for example, with work on interventions for literacy difficulties (Brooks, 2002). The review reported the evidence concerning the incidence and nature of mathematical difficulties, and the history and current state of interventions for such difficulties.

This new report focuses on the subsequent development and use of intervention materials and programmes within the UK since 2004. It does not discuss the earlier history (for which the reader is referred to the earlier review);

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