Dyslexia and Math
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“Since the YCDC website began in 2007, we have received many requests about how best to help dyslexic students struggling with math. We reached out to Chris Woodin, the head of the Math Department at Landmark School, a respected school that specializes in teaching students with language-based learning issues, to help us find alternative methods for mitigating common math struggles that seem to accompany dyslexia.”
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“Dyscalculia is a condition that makes it hard to do math and tasks that involve math. It’s not as well known or as understood as . But some experts believe it’s just as common. That means an estimated 5 to 10 percent of people might have dyscalculia.”
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Does your child have dyslexia? Do they stumble through math problems, straining to find the difference between multiplication and addition symbols? Or perhaps they get lost in the directionality of math and position of numbers.
Many people believe that dyslexia is only a language-based issue, however, Dr. David Geary finds that about 50% of those with dyslexia also struggle with mathematics.
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Young students with dyslexia may need more story contexts to truly understand the four basic operations.
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Students with learning challenges begin to fall behind in math quite early, often before third grade. We know that learning to recognize and use quantity patterns is a core deficit in math.
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Learning differences, such as ADHD, are commonly misunderstood and incorrectly defined as difficulties and challenges in specific, compartmentalized subjects or environments. However, students with learning differences often struggle with other daily tasks and subjects that fall outside of reading and writing. Mathematics is perhaps the most notably overlooked skill set in this category, especially for students with dyslexia.
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