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This week, we are talking Dyscalculia, as you know we’ve been taking a look at common types of learning disabilities. Dyscalculia a specific learning disability in math. I’m excited to share with you a Dyscalculia simulation that will help you understand how those with learning disabilities feel.
Dyscalculia is a lifelong condition that makes it hard for kids to perform math-related tasks. Dyscalculia goes by many names. Some schools refer to it as a mathematics learning disability. Doctors sometimes call it a mathematics disorder. You may even hear kids and parents call it math dyslexia. (The term math dyslexia can be misleading, though. Dyscalculia and dyslexia are not the same things.)
Simulation Tool
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Signs and Symptoms
Preschool
• Has trouble learning to count and skips over numbers long after kids the same age can remember numbers in the right order.
• Struggles to recognize patterns, such as smallest to largest or tallest to shortest.
• Has trouble recognizing number symbols (knowing that “7” means seven).
• Doesn’t seem to understand the meaning of counting. For example, when asked for five blocks, she just hands you an armful, rather than counting them out.
Grade School
• Has difficulty learning and recalling basic math facts, such as 2 + 4 = 6.
• Struggles to identify +, ‒ and other signs, and to use them correctly.
• May still use fingers to count instead of using more advanced strategies, like mental math.
• Struggles to understand words related to math, such as greater than and less than.
• Has trouble with visual-spatial representations of numbers, such as number lines.
Middle School
• Has difficulty understanding place value.
• Has trouble writing numerals clearly or putting them in the correct column.
• Has trouble with fractions and with measuring things, like ingredients in a simple recipe.
• Struggles to keep score in sports games.
High School
• Struggles to apply math concepts to money, including estimating the total cost, making exact change and figuring out a tip.
• Has a hard time grasping information shown on graphs or charts.
• Has difficulty measuring things like ingredients in a simple recipe or liquids in a bottle.
• Has trouble finding different approaches to the same math problem.