Math: Processing Breakdowns
Students with slower processing speeds or executive-function problems are often no different from their peers in math proficiency in first and second grade; but as they confront multistep computations in upper elementary school tests, their scores tumble because they lack the skills necessary to produce organized, efficient output.
Math: Naming Problems
Math-specific concepts seem to be particularly difficult to master. In addition to being abstract, these concepts contain terms that confound students with visual similarity or auditory similarity between homophones.
Math: Memory Challenges
Often an educational evaluation will describe a dyslexic student as having “low working memory.”
Math: Counting & Comparing
A common response to students who are having counting problems is to simply have them do daily counting practice; however, students with counting and comparing difficulties also benefit from practice that utilizes patterns and relationships.
Math Introduction
Since the YCDC website began in 2007, we have received many requests about how best to help dyslexic students struggling with math.