Dyscalculia- Signs and Symptoms Primary Student
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Frequently Asked Questions —
Date posted:
March 9th, 2012
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What are the signs and symptoms of dyscalculia in a primary aged student?
- Difficulty learning to count
- Trouble recognising printed numbers
- Difficulty tying together the idea of a number and how it exists in the world
- Poor memory for numbers
- Trouble organising things in a logical way/ sorting shapes
- Trouble learning maths facts ( + - X )
- Difficulty developing problem solving skills
- Poor long term memory for maths
- Not familiar with math vocab
- Difficulty measuring things
- Avoiding games that require strategy
- Trouble with sorting by shape, colour, size
- Difficulty with recognising groups and patterns
- Difficulty with comparison
