Dyscalculia
Dyscalculia is a specific learning difficulty that affects a person’s ability to understand numbers and mathematical concepts. People with dyscalculia may find tasks like counting, telling the time, or handling money challenging. It varies from person to person, but with the right support and strategies, individuals with Dyscalculia can build confidence and manage everyday tasks more effectively.
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Key indicators are pronounced and persistent difficulties with numerical magnitude processing and understanding. This presents as difficulties with naming, ordering and comparing physical quantities of numbers, estimating and place value. Sometimes other debilitating processing difficulties impact on acquisition of mathematics. Examples include language, executive functions (verbal and visuo-spatial working memory and inhibitory control) and visual-spatial processing. This would be a SpLD in mathematics but not dyscalculia.
Co-occurrence is frequently seen with other SpLD’s such as dyslexia, Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) and Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD).
In the UK, it is estimated that approximately 6% of the population, around 4 million people, are affected by dyscalculia (Dyscalculia Network, The Dyslexia Guild) Despite its prevalence, dyscalculia remains underdiagnosed in comparison with dyslexia, partly due to a lack of awareness and resources (Kalmer Counselling).
The British Dyslexia Association (BDA) recommend that a formal diagnostic assessment should only be carried out by an assessor holding a level 7 qualification in the assessment of dyscalculia and has AMBDA dyscalculia. The BDA do not consider level 7 qualification in the assessment of dyslexia to be sufficient in the diagnosis or assessment of dyscalculia.
What we offer
- Observation
- We carry out learning assessments to assess the underlying areas impacting on the acquisition of mathematical knowledge and skills
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