Many college students are perplexed by their struggle with math. They know that they are good in reading and writing but have difficulty in passing math. What these students do not always realize is that it is possible to have a learning disability in math but not have one in reading and writing.
The disability is called dyscalculia, and it is similar to dyslexia except the problems...
moreGood education starts at home but it is developed further in schools. How can children with dyscalculia progress in classrooms? Dyscalculia is a lesser-known disability related to dyslexia. It impairs one’s ability to comprehend anything that is mathematical in nature. Like dyslexia, it can indeed affect a person’s functioning in daily life severely. During the time that dyslexia was getting...
moreMost people are not aware that having difficulties with mathematical solutions can be considered a disorder or disability. Dyscalculia is defined as a neurological problem specifically dealing with learning disabilities in the area of mathematics. Typically, folks with dyscalculia may have difficulties with time, measurement, and spatial reasoning.
Because it is the least known of the...
moreRecent studies are helping to diagnose people with dyscalculia. People with dyscalculia may be afraid to admit to other people that they have trouble with simple mathematical solutions like counting change, doing groceries and even balancing their checkbooks. However diagnosing dyscalculia has been difficult. Fortunately for adults with dyscalculia in the UK, Loughborough University’s...
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I initially was trained to do brain retraining with the use of muscle testing. I, too, found it to be confusing for both the student and myself. I also felt it was somewhat invasive, especially for teens. I do believe in muscle testing and I believe that it works. However, I thought about what it was being used to tell me, which was which system to remediate, and I decided to try using...
moreHi,
I had learned a little bit about brain retraining in the past and it involved muscle testing. I found this part very difficult. Do you find that it is a necessary part of brain retraining or are you finding success without using that???
Thanks :)
I have a bright little 12 year old. The problem right now is that we are behind in our academics. She says she feels 'stupid.'
We had some very rough times over the last few years and guess what got put one the backburner a lot of the time?
I am so overwhelmed I do not know where to start===we do keep going forward a little at a time but, I believe there is a better way of doing...
moreHumans by nature are visual creatures. As a matter of fact, 75 to 90% of all that we learn comes to us through visual pathways. Knowing this, it’s important to identify children who may have weakened visual processing skills and give them a method to overcome these weaknesses. First, understand that 20/20 vision has very little to do with this. Second, you should have a general understanding...
moreRetraining the brain transforms lives. The children I have used these techniques with have improved significantly, not only academically, but socially, emotionally, and behaviorally as well. When the brain becomes balanced and wired correctly then kids can learn and succeed as nature intended. The techniques that I use are based on over thirty years of research on how the brain works. The...
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