What is Dyscalculia?

Dyscalculia is an innate difficulty in learning or comprehending mathematics. Children with Dyscalculia have trouble understanding numbers, learning how to manipulate numbers, learning mathematical facts, and a number of other related difficulties.

Dyscalculia Mind Map

Dyscalculia Fact Sheets and Information

AUSPELD

Info sheet: Dyscalculia – What we know explained

Department of Education

DET VIC: Information for parents about learning difficulties, including assessment, support, rights and working with your child’s education provider: https://www.education.vic.gov.au/parents/additional-needs/learning-difficulties/Pages/default.aspx

DSF Literacy and Clinical Services

Fact Sheet 4: What Do We Know About Dyscalculia?

Dyslexia Support Australia

Belinda Dekker has created a fact sheet on dyscalculia and math difficulties and has written a blog post on math difficulties: https://dekkerdyslexia.wordpress.com/2018/04/25/when-things-just-dont-add-up/

International Dyslexia Association

IDA Perspectives on Language and Literacy

Winter Edition 2017: Taking on Math Difficulties. Helping All Children and Youth Who Struggle. PDF: https://cdn.coverstand.com/13959/383732/13f5bfe33a5b088d41872247e16b607485f77bdb.1.pdf

Spring 2011: Dyslexia and Math. PDF: http://resourceroom.net/math/perspectives_dyslexia_math.pdf

Nature

Brian Butterworth is on a crusade to understand the number deficit called dyscalculia — and to help those who have it.

Numerical Cognition Lab

Developmental Cognitive Neuroscientist Daniel Ansari from http://www.numericalcognition.org talks about dyscalculia in this video

Operation Diversity

YouTube video/webinar with Steve Chinn

Further Reading

More information on dyscalculia is available on these highly recommended websites: