Dyscalculia- Signs and Symptoms Secondary Student
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March 9th, 2012
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What are the signs and symptoms of dyscalculia in a secondary aged student?
- Unable to imagine number situation in their head
- Difficulties with position and direction
- Reading and writing skills are generally good
- Language processing difficulty
- Difficulty with sequencing, remembering specific facts and formulae, decoding, memory.
- Basic maths facts not mastered
- Maths phobia
- Mathematical capacity significantly lower than in other areas such as verbal/ written ability
- Difficulty with abstract concepts such as time, always late
- Good memory for printed words, but difficulty reading numbers, number sequence
- Confused by changes in routine
- Poor maths long term memory
- Difficulty playing strategy games like chess, bridge, sudoku
