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MEGAN PAUGH
Dyscalculia
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What is it?
Dyscalculia is a term referring to a wide range of life-long learning disabilities involving math. There is no single form of math disability, and difficulties vary from person to person and affect people differently in school and throughout life
3-6%
(Tajar and Sharifi, 2011)
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Characteristics
Deficits in:Automatic processing of numerical info
Efficiency of making associations between symbolic meaning and quantity
Retrieving arithmetical facts
Executing efficient calculation procedures
(Kadosh and Walsh, 2007)
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Number Sense
The key to understanding and doing math
Numerical and spatial relationship of numbers
(Callaway, 2013)
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Early Childhood Difficulties
Difficultly learning number sense
Trouble with tasks (sorting, patterns, compare & contrast)
(Tajar and Sharifi, 2011)
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School-Age Difficulties
Difficulty in solving basic math problems (addition, subtraction, multiplication & division)
Struggle retaining basic math facts
Trouble with applying knowledge to math
(Tajar and Sharifi, 2011)
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Teenager and Adult Difficulties
Trouble moving on to advanced math
Difficulty in grasping vocabulary
(Tajar and Sharifi, 2011)
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Cause
Neurological (brain damage)
Genetics (congential/hereditary)
(Ashkenazi, Rosenberg-Lee, Tenison & Menon, 2012)
(Kadosh and Walsh, 2007)
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Evaluation
Teacher or professional
Full range of math-related skills Counting, adding, subtracting, multiplying & dividing;
predicting appropriate procedures; organizing components in a logical way; measuring, telling time and using money; estimation; self-checking work
Pencil and paper
(Tajar and Sharifi, 2011)
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Services, Tips & Accommodations
Strengths and weaknesses Tutor (individual attention)
Finding different ways to approach problems Practice estimation
Graph paper Begin with concrete examplesLimited distractionsSupply student with necessary suppliescomputers
(Tajar and Sharifi, 2011)
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