Does your child have dyscalculia?
The estimated number of people who are dyscalculic is around 5%. There will be a spectrum of maths difficulties. A UK survey of young adults suggests that about 22% are functionally innumerate (Steve Chinn).
What is Dyscalculia?
Dyscalculia is a specific and persistent difficulty in understanding numbers which can lead to a diverse range of difficulties with mathematics. It will be unexpected in relation to age, level of education, and experience and occurs across all ages and abilities.
Mathematics difficulties are best thought of as a continuum, not a distinct category, and they have many causal factors. Dyscalculia falls at one end of the spectrum and will be distinguishable from other maths issues due to the severity of difficulties with number sense, including subitizing, symbolic and non-symbolic magnitude comparison, and ordering. It can occur singly but often co-occurs with other specific learning difficulties, mathematics anxiety, and medical conditions.
(BDA Definition)
At Private Tuition Specialists we have skilled and trained staff who specialize in supporting children with Specific Learning Difficulties, namely Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, and Dyscalculia. To book a FREE screening or for further information and advice, please call Kiran on 07957 478274 or e-mail: info@privatetuitionspecilaits.com
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