Last year, U2’s drummer, Larry Mullen Jr, shared about his recent dyscalculia diagnosis that impacts his playing of music.
Read MoreExtra time on tests or exams is a common accommodation, but it’s problematic for these reasons.
Read MoreThe president’s recent order to close the Department of Education is a grave decision with tragic impact on students with learning disabilities.
Read MoreSpring is a great time for parents to plan for summer learning activities and experiences that build number-sense.
Read MoreEstablishing school supports for dyscalculia is critical for students, but parents mistakenly assume the school will know what supports are needed.
Read MoreDo you ever wonder why your dyscalculic student doesn't like to use a calendar or planner to organize their time?
Read MoreIt’s understandable that parents feel overwhelmed with a new learning disability diagnosis.
Read MoreHow can we better understand the experience of being dyscalculic?
Read MoreAs dyscalculia-awareness grows, more adults are discovering the reason for their life-long struggles. They are dyscalculic.
Read MoreDyscalculic students become lost in a confusion of numbers, dates, measurements, sequencing.
Read MoreWhile in London, I had the honor of meeting Brian Butterworth, professor of Cognitive Neuropsychology and dyscalculia researcher at the University College London.
Read MoreI traveled for the first time to the U.K. to meet (in-person) some of the dyscalculia experts I have been learning from, following, and connecting with these past several years.
Read MoreBy "foundational number-sense," I mean we go as far back as we can to explore the early ideas of number and quantity.
Read MoreThere is another aspect of driving that is difficult for dyscalculic, which is quick mental estimations and calculations regarding speed, space, and time.
Read MoreThis scientific study offered an intriguing proposal on dyscalculia memory issues.
Read MoreThis calendar and planner makes a little more sense to those with dyscalculia. Here is how it works.
Read MoreEven though she was in sixth grade at this point, she had never understood that there was a ten in every teen number.
Read MoreIf you've been following me long enough, you have heard me talk about the importance of dot patterns for dyscalculics of all ages. Well, what are dot patterns?
Read MoreWe fear our students will forget everything they learned over the school year and won’t be ready for the school year ahead. Let’s simplify our summer learning plan and expectations.
Read MoreThese executive function issues could resemble those related to ADHD. But ADHD was not the cause of her struggles. The reason for her lack of focus, seemingly careless mistakes, and distractibility was that she was dyscalculic.
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