Dyscalculia


 * Explanation:** Dyscalculia is a specific learning disability dealing with the difficulty of learnign or comprehending math. Somewhat compared to dyslexia as it can lead to confusion of math symbols.
 * Effects on the child at school:** Effects can varry from person to person and change with aging. In early childhood the child may have trouble comprehending different numbers and sorting different shapes and sizes. In schoolage children the child may have trouble remember basic math like times tables. child may recognize what to do but have difficulty using knowledge to solve problems. If basic math facts can not be mastered dyscalculia will continue on into teenagers and adults. teenagers or adults affected by it may have trouble with math vocabulary and not be able to move forward with math knowledge. It will be hard for these people to visualize patterns and nescesarry information to solve more complex situations.
 * Prevalence of the disorder:** .Between 1% and 7%
 * Treatments:** No real treatment for Dyscalculia, some software has been created to adress the problem as well as one study that used transcranial direct current stimulation to the partial lobe that showed improvement many months after.
 * How can teachers help:** Teachers and parents can help by finding the childs strengths so as they can focus more clearly on problem areas. This technique leads to being able to dedicate more time to the problem areas instead of jumping from concept to concept too quicly. teachers may also help by allowing the use of resources such as scratch paper, graph paper, finger counting, drawing problems, peer assistance, and using music and other devices to help better understanding.

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