When you sit to draft the lesson plan, you tend to think backward; means, you have to concentrate first on what the outcome of the teaching will be and then you move on to devising strategies. These outcomes are nothing but learning goals. As a teacher to early math learners, you may be required to … Read more
Dyscalculia, as we know it now completely, is a learning disorder that interferes with the number-learning ability of children. It affects number sense-building ability. Also, they can’t identify numbers and signs or understand directions or spatial orientations perfectly. They are not good with currency bills as well. So, can’t they be taught numbers at all? … Read more
Subitizing is the art of recognizing numbers by a glance, without undergoing the actual process of counting. Derived from a Latin word subitus, which roughly translates into ‘sudden’, Subitizing is a learning strategy that calls for a fair approximation of the numbers, without having an exact estimate of the same. Importance of Subitising Subitising is … Read more
Dyscalculia is not a disease that can be cured. It is a biological disorder emerging from a differently constituted neurological framework in people. Young learners tend to drop out of school due to their inability to express discomfort with numbers. Also, they find it taxing to deal with the peer comparison, for which they are … Read more
Dyslexia is now an established reality. But, it did not happen overnight. For years, people passed off reading and writing difficulty as stupor or negative attitude of children. The struggle of years has paid off and educators and lawmakers have now come together to spread awareness about dyslexia far and wide. With the best intentions … Read more
REVIEWED BY NUMBERDYSLEXIA’S MEDICAL REVIEW PANEL ON OCT 02, 2021 Yes, Dyscalculia may affect reading and writing to a certain extent. Dyscalculia is a learning developmental disorder that is known to cause difficulty in comprehending arithmetic, resulting in a deficit in mathematical abilities. However, it may also result in other learning developmental issues. Reading and writing disabilities … Read more
Five to fifteen percent of school children suffer from one learning disability or the other. These learning disabilities, which have a neurodevelopment basis, often are manifested from early childhood. However, many times, they escape diagnosis till the adulthood of the individual, causing huge emotional distress and self-esteem loss by that time. Dyscalculia is one such learning … Read more
Mathematics is not only about doing numeric operations. In fact, numeric operations are just a part of the subject. There is a lot more to the idea of calculating values. For example, when you have learned numbers, the next step is to develop a logic from the process. This means, when we say, 3+2=5, a … Read more
Math manipulatives have been around us for years. Their use started rampantly after the implementation of the IDEA Act which directs educational institutes to be more inclusive in their approach. Students with learning difficulties need additional help in internalizing math concepts. Math manipulatives offer this much-needed alternative learning support which also helps in concept visualization[1]. … Read more
Math seems quite a challenging subject especially when you have issues with numbers and their relationships. A learning disability like dyscalculia takes a toll on a person’s understanding of numbers. Because of this learning disorder, they struggle in learning math and arithmetic operations the conventional way. Experts suggest the use of alternative teaching methods like … Read more