Researchers Suggests That You Might Be Struggling w/Math Disability Known As Dyscalculia #dyscalculia

Submitted by Judy Hanning on Mon, 2017-03-20 16:00

Just as students with dyslexia can struggle with words, some students struggle with numbers. This is called dyscalculia. Students with dyscalculia lack the ability to access the memories that automate math problems and can struggle with seemingly simple math equations. It is important that students with dyscalculia are appropriately diagnosed so that the best measures can be taken to ensure improved education.

“Given that the development of math skills involves their automation, it makes sense that the dysfunction of procedural memory could lead to math disability,” Georgetown neuroscience professor and senior researcher Michael T. Ullman, Ph.D., said. “In fact, aspects of math that tend to be automatized, such as arithmetic, are problematic in children with a math disability. Moreover, since these children often also have dyslexia or developmental language disorder, the disorders may share causal mechanisms.”
~ Michael T. Ullman, Ph.D

Learning challenges: dyslexia equals struggles with words; dyscalculia equals struggles with numbers.

Some students with dyscalculia also have other difficulties such as dyslexia or a developmental language disorder. When a student has multiple learning difficulties, it can seem that one causes another. It is important to recognize all of these as different entities and to develop a treatment plan accordingly, so that every child has a shot at a quality education.

Key Takeaways:

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Dyscalculia is a learning difference that is very often linked to dyslexia.
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It has been found that people with Dyscalculia tend to have difficulties when it comes to procedural memory.
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It has been mentioned that students with Dyscalculia may have trouble with numbers the way that students with Dylsexia have with letters.
Read the full article here:
http://www.parentherald.com/articles/68306/20160921/math-problems-researchers-suggests-that-you-might-be-struggling-with-math-disability-known-as-dyscalculia-which-is-similar-to-dyslexia.htm