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• What Is Dyscalculia? ^{Editor's Pick}

  I have many parents contact me because their child struggles with maths. Most of the time some extra support in revisiting tricky topics helps to build the child's confidence in maths and they are able to 'catch up' with their classmates. In a few cases, there has seemed to be a difficulty with...

• 6-7% of children suffer from dyscalculia.

  Hi, I have been working with children who have gone unrecognised with dyscalculia , as long as 4 years ,before a teacher has realised the child is developing in all other subjects, but making little progress in Maths. Between six to seven per cent of the population suffer with this. Children may...

• Dyscalculia

      Developmental dyscalculia was first recognised by the Department for Education and Skills in 2001.  They define dyscalculia as: “....a condition that affects the ability to acquire arithmetical skills.  Dyscalculic learners may have difficulty understanding simple number concepts, lack...

• Dyscalculia:when you can't count on your counting

  Dyscalculia is still the subject of some debate within the educational world. Most teachers have heard of it, but few would be able to describe its effects and fewer still would know how to begin to ameliorate them. In short, one definition of dyscalculia is that it is a significant...