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.

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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.

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Math: Memory Challenges

Often an educational evaluation will describe a dyslexic student as having “low working memory.”

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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.

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Math Introduction

Since the YCDC website began in 2007, we have received many requests about how best to help dyslexic students struggling with math.

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