Category Archives: Dyscalculia

Like dyslexia, dyscalculia can be caused by a visual perceptual deficit. Dyscalculia refers specifically to the inability to perform operations in mathematics or arithmetic. It could be described as an extreme difficulty with numbers.
Students with dyscalculia may have difficulties with the simplest of numerical tasks, calculations and learning number facts such as multiplication tables. They confuse larger numbers with smaller ones and have problems with simple counting.

‘Not the same bedtime story again’? Why?

‘Not the same bedtime story again’?  Why? Repeating children’s stories boosts their vocabulary Children who demand the same story be read to them over and over maybe learning [..]

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Dyscalculia, Dysgraphia, Dyslexia, Reading , , , , ,

How to get better at maths

Do you think maths is hard and dull? Did bad classroom experiences leave you frustrated with your lack of numeracy skills? Well, two of the country’s most famous [..]

Dyscalculia, Maths

Kindermusik and Your Child: Listen… Listen

Shhh! What do you hear? Turn on your listening ears and you will hear many things in a Kindermusik class on any given day: the sound of a [..]

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Dyscalculia, Dysgraphia, Dyslexia

Can chewing gum make your brainier?

Can chewing gum make your brainier? That’s the claim of researchers at Coventry University.  They say that chewing gum; mint flavoured, decreases feelings of tiredness. Other research in [..]

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Dyscalculia, Dysgraphia, Dyslexia, Dyslexia Taining Courses, Dyspraxia, Left-Handers, Oppositional Defiance Disorder (ODD), Schools, General

BDA petition – dyslexia training should be part of Teacher Training

The British Dyslexia Association (B.D.A.) has launched a petition to the government requesting that sufficient dyslexia training be provided as part of Initial Teacher Training. We need 100,000 [..]

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Dyscalculia, Dysgraphia, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Oppositional Defiance Disorder (ODD)

IT behind ‘astounding’ gains in spelling age

IT behind ‘astounding’ gains in spelling age five-year mission yields top results and may be extended over East Renfrewshire An East Renfrewshire teacher’s five-year quest to improve pupils’ [..]

Dyscalculia, Dysgraphia, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia

‘Not the same bedtime story again’? Why?

‘Not the same bedtime story again’?  Why? Repeating children’s stories boosts their vocabulary Children who demand the same story be read to them over and over maybe learning [..]

Dyscalculia, Dysgraphia, Dyslexia, Dyslexia Taining Courses, Dyspraxia, Schools, General

Bad at math? It’s your dyscalculia

Bad at math? It’ s your dyscalculia SAN JOSE, Calif. — Can’t calculate a tip or even balance your checkbook? Take heart; maybe you can blame your brain [..]

Dyscalculia

Thumbs Up to Michael Gove for reducing the schools ’elf ‘n’ safety’ rulebook

Thumbs Up to: Education Secretary Michael Gove for reducing the schools ’elf ‘n’ safety’ rulebook from 150 pages to just eight – scrapping daft regulations like having to [..]

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Dyscalculia, Dysgraphia, Dyslexia, Dyslexia Taining Courses, Dyspraxia, Left-Handers, Oppositional Defiance Disorder (ODD), Schools, General

Can Alternative Therapies help Dyslexia? Yes or No?

Can alternative therapies help dyslexia?  Yes or No? More information in my book:  Alternative Therapies and Dyslexia:  http://www.dyslexiaa2z.com/maria_chivers/alternative_therapies/book.html

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Dyscalculia, Dysgraphia, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Health