“My child has special education math in school, why aren’t they progressing as we had hoped?”
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There are aspects of school – outside of math class – that are difficult for dyscalculic learners. The next one I want to discuss is History.
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Commonly used formats for class schedules are problematic for dyscalculics. With just a few simple modifications, the schedule can be more dyscalculic-friendly.
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Having dyscalculia did not mean that our daughter could not also love science.
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I laughed, assuming she was exaggerating the time to tease us. It obviously hadn’t been 15 minutes since we separated.
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"How could anyone just know how to count backwards?”
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Questions involving amounts and numbers can result in unexpected answers, hesitations, or even silence from the dyscalculic.
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We had to decide, do we continue teaching her math at home with dyscalculia-specific materials, or do we start this online tutoring with dyscalculia-trained tutors?
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This story conveys the urgency that is required for our society, and in this case the medical community, in recognizing and growing an awareness of the symptoms and impact of dyscalculia.
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When we first discovered our daughter’s dyscalculia, I began searching all over the internet and library for the program or curriculum we needed.
The math struggles were now obvious challenges, and were impacting my daughter’s emotional well-being.
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With Dyscalculia, learned number facts are not accessible in the same way all the time. They disappear and reappear.
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School for your child doesn’t have to look the same way as it does for the majority.
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Here was my daughter, struggling, confused, lost, and overwhelmed to the point of shaking and tears rolling down her face.
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These symptoms could have been perceived as hints of a learning disability, but that was nowhere near my thought process.
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I call it a Dyscalculia Moment. It’s a moment when Dyscalculia impacts my daughter’s ordinary life experiences.
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For the parent who is feeling discouraged and overwhelmed about their child’s learning disability:
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“If we homeschool her, then she won’t make friends and she will lose her social skills.”
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This is a part three on a blog series about evaluations. I want to give you a few ideas on ways you may be able to find an evaluation at a reduced rate.
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Private Evaluations - One concern that comes up immediately for many families is the financial hurdle.
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