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Great links to Dyscalculia research, see this example:
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The Number Race
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Thanks to the Finnish developers at the Niilo Maki institute, a new improved version of number race (v3) is on the way. Release is expected by xmas 2011.
Here is the current version so you can try it out.
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Study Spots Early Signs of Math Disabilities in Kids
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A number of factors associated with math disability in children have been identified by researchers.
The study included 177 children in 12 public schools in Missouri who were tested one to three times a year from kindergarten through fifth grade.
The results showed that those who had trouble understanding the fundamental concept of exact numerical quantities — for example, that the printed numeral 3 represents three dots on a page — when they started school were diagnosed with a math learning disability by fifth grade.
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How to Advocate For and With Your Child
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Dr. Sara Frampton and Marta Leyva join The Winston School’s Director of Special Education, Jeff Kozlowski in a discussion about “How to Advocate for and with Your Child” on Tuesday, November 15 from 4 – 5:30 p.m. on the school campus at 215 Ninth St. in Del Mar.
The Winston School is a college preparatory program for grades 4 through 12. The school offers hope and success for children with learning differences including autism, Asperger Syndrome, dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, ADD, ADHD, specific learning disabilities or learning disorders, nonverbal learning disorders and slow maturation. A veteran teacher, mentor and chief advocate at The Winston School, Kozlowski will moderate the panel, which will also include parents and students, sharing insight into how students with learning differences can better navigate school and prepare for life.
Kozlowski and the panel will share success stories and discuss key elements of advocacy including learning the law; understanding your rights and perceiving district motives; how to plan and prepare; what questions to ask and when; documenting issues and proposing solutions; and when to advocate for yourself and when to call a professional.
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Life’s Extremes: Math vs. Language
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Most people would agree they are better at verbal or math subjects in school, as grades usually do attest. Highly intelligent individuals often do well in both subjects, and may know the answers to both questions above, lickety-split, while less intelligent people can struggle. But a minority of us excels in the language department and bombs at mathematics, or vice versa.
By learning more about the regions of our brains responsible for language and math processing, researchers hope to someday better help those with severe deficits, such as in reading ability, called dyslexia, and general numeracy, called dyscalculia.
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