Dyscalculia Coaching Services
Personalized dyscalculia Guidance
Navigating the world of dyscalculia can feel similar to hiking an unknown trail, without a map or guide.
You may feel overwhelmed by the choices to be made, confused by the lack of information, anxious, or discouraged about the things tried and failed.
As a dyscalculia specialist, I can help you get started in the right direction, equip you with the knowledge and tools, and help you navigate this learning disability journey.
Through one-to-one coaching and in small groups, I provide compassionate, knowledgable, and experienced guidance for families, educators, and individuals.
Laura M. Jackson - parent of a dyscalculic child, dyscalculia specialist, math learning disability coach, and author.
dyscalculia coaching
for parents
Your child is struggling in math class. You are spinning in confusion and overwhelm, stressed and exhausted from trying all the things and finding very little success.
I get it. I have been there myself. It’s in these moments it’s helpful to have a guide who knows the trail. As a dyscalculia specialist, I guide parents through the stress and unknown of a dyscalculia or math learning disability diagnosis.
Here are some of the topics we can explore together through coaching:
🟨 Confirm the Cause of Math Struggles: Through my targeted questions, your observations, and dyscalculia screening checklist, we can determine if the challenges are likely due to dyscalculia, dyslexia, or another reason. Then you can make an informed choice on whether to pursue a professional evaluation. I can also review prior evaluation reports and give insights into what may have been overlooked, since many psychologists are still unfamiliar with dyscalculia.
🟨 Start Evaluation Process: If you want to pursue a school evaluation, I can help you use the correct language and help provide evidence for need, which is critical for public school evaluations. For private evaluations, I can guide you on what to ask for, where to find an evaluator, the process, and insurance considerations.
🟨 Write Teacher Emails: If you know the cause of your child’s math difficulties, together we can draft email communications with detailed information on how the learning disability impacts math learning and other subjects such as science, history, etc. I can provide you with info sheets to share with teachers as well.
🟨 Choose the Right Math Intervention Options: Students struggling in math due to dyscalculia or dyslexia need specific math interventions and teaching methods. I can help you become knowledgeable about the specific teaching strategies and materials needed so you can more confidently choose the right math intervention program, teacher, or tutor. We can also discuss options for specific math intervention at school, privately, at home, or online.
🟨 Choose 504 Accommodations for Dyscalculia: The accommodations suggested by schools for a math learning disability are often unhelpful and lack a real understanding of dyscalculia. Together we can choose the best accommodation options for your unique child, as well as how to ensure their implementation in the classroom. This can be a collaborative call with you and your student so that they can be a part of this important discussion on their supports.
🟨 Get Support for Yourself: Maybe you don’t know what you need. You feel too overwhelmed. You may just need to talk through your feelings and experiences of raising a child with a confusing learning disability. Having a safe place to pay attention to your own fears and anxieties with someone who gets it can be immensely helpful. Getting support for ourselves is usually the best support we parents can give to our children.
Pricing: A one-hour Initial Coaching Call is $200. Follow-Up coaching calls are $150 for one-hour.
dyscalculia coaching
for teachers and educators
While 1 in every 20 students is dyscalculic, teachers rarely receive university training on dyscalculia. Many feel unequipped to recognize dyscalculia, assess for this learning disability, or provide effective interventions and accommodations.
As a dyscalculia specialist, I provide training and coaching services for teachers, tutors, educational psychologists, and school support staff.
We can work individually or as group to equip you to better understand dyscalculia, identify and recognize the signs and symptoms, pursue proper assessment options, apply effective teaching strategies, and provide meaningful supports for students with a math learning disability.
Here are some example topics we can explore together through coaching :
🟨 Identify and Assess for Dyscalculia: Learn how to recognize the signs and symptoms of dyscalculia, screener and assessment options, what is at the core of a math learning disability, the difference between math struggles caused by dyscalculia, versus ADHD, or dyslexia.
🟨 Choose the Right Math Intervention: Students struggling in math due to dyscalculia or dyslexia need specific math interventions, learn about the specific teaching strategies necessary to help students succeed, learn how to choose the right math intervention program or curriculum.
🟨 Anxiety: Most students with dyscalculia are highly anxious, and for good reason. Learn what you can do as a teacher to help ease anxiety and support meaningful connection so students can access the learning process.
🟨 Choose 504 Accommodations for Dyscalculia: Learn about the best accommodations for dyscalculia, how they help, how to utilize them in specific ways, and how to help your student be a stronger self-advocate.
🟨 Specific Lesson Plans: Work with me to walk through specific lesson plans with your students and see first hand how this type of intervention works. Check in with feedback on how the lesson went and discuss ways to adjust for specific needs.
Pricing: An individual one-hour Initial Coaching Call is $200. Follow-Up coaching calls are $150 for individuals. Inquire with me about rates and schedules for teaching teams and groups.
dyscalculia coaching
for adults with dyscalculia
As dyscalculia research and awareness continues to grow, many adults are discovering the cause of their struggles - they are dyscalculic. Dyscalculia is a life-long condition, the challenges do not simply disappear when you finish school.
I offer individual coaching calls for adults who are exploring the many ways dyscalculia has impacted, and continues to impact their daily lives. Here are some of the topics we can work through together:
🟨 Emotional Impacts of Dyscalculia: Discuss the real life experiences impacted by dyscalculia and how it impacts how you feel about yourself, your work, and life opportunities.
🟨 Relationship Impacts of Dyscalculia: Dyscalculia impacts how you communicate and relate to partners, family members, friends, and coworkers. Discuss particular challenges, how to best understand this part of yourself, and ways to communicate your situation and needs with those around you.
🟨 Anxiety: Most adults dyscalculia experience higher anxiety, and for understandable reasons. How can we pay attention to the anxiety in helpful ways instead of pushing it away?
🟨 Workplace and Home Accommodations: What challenges are you facing and how could they be better understood in light of being dyscalculic. Better understand WHY certain tasks are especially difficult, and then explore possible supports that make the most sense. Usually quick fixes and easy answers are not truly helpful.
🟨 Number-Sense Work: Work with me to walk through specific lessons aimed at exploring a deeper sense for number and quantity. Explore how this understanding for quantities can enable you to better understand foundational math concepts. This is deep developmental work that will take commitment and time.
Pricing: An individual one-hour Initial Consult Call is $200. Follow-Up coaching calls are $150 for individuals.
What CLIENTs are saying
“I just wanted to sincerely thank you for lending us your amazing expertise about learning challenges. I’m not sure how to express my gratitude for your time and compassionate advice. Truly life-changing for us.”
“Your guidance and direction was super helpful and I don’t feel like I am moving about blindly on this anymore!”
“It was so helpful to talk with someone who truly gets it.”
“I can’t begin to tell you how helpful it is to talk with someone after all of this time who understands what you’ve been going through so much they can finish your sentences. Hugely relieving.”
“My daughter was diagnosed with dyscalculia. It was during my desperate Google searches for answers that led me to Laura’s blog. Her story is so inspiring and has helped me become a more informed parent. Laura brings a wealth of information, and is an incredible resource to anyone in this journey. Laura is genuine, informative and truly passionate to help others and bring awareness.”
“This workshop was so helpful to me, both for the information shared AND for the connection to other parents going through the same thing. Laura has done an excellent job corralling resources and I am so grateful we found her!”
“Both my husband and I found this class incredibly helpful, we felt that it gave us valuable insight in how to help and understand our child better. We have used what we learned to advocate our child’s case to our school and really able to help our child in the best way and let go of things that we suspected were not working but it was nice having that validation confirming with actual facts that are not helpful. I am eternally grateful to have found Laura. The classes were very well organized, perfect for working parents to fit into their schedule, and well-structured with many resources.”
“Laura has really done her homework. What a wonderful resource to share with parents struggling to understand their child’s diagnosis.”
“We wanted you to know how much we enjoyed the course and how helpful it has been... Thanks again for everything you did to support our family and others. It was so nice to find some hope and support in this journey even though we are early on this path!”
“I just want to let you know how much I appreciate all that you have done and are doing to support families that are impacted by dyscalculia. We are still very early in our journey but the resources you have put together here have truly been invaluable. I have learned so much and feel much better equipped to figure out how to move forward. Hearing your daughter’s story has given me hope that my daughter can thrive with the appropriate interventions.”
“For once I feel like I am lining things up that will actually help her instead of muddling our way through the status quo…I am so grateful to have found you and signed up for these sessions.”
“The resources you have put together here have truly been invaluable. I have learned so much and feel much better equipped to figure out how to move forward.”
“What a wonderful teacher and support you have been - thank you. I feel hope for my daughter, thanks to you.”
“Having the lesson plans laid out for me saved me hours and hours of reading and planning and possibly going in the wrong direction if I were to tackle it on my own.”
“I am finally doing something to help my kid with their learning difference, starting with the foundation to have a true understanding is really great.”
“I truly appreciate your lessons. It’s really helped my confidence.”