Dyscalculia Quiz

What is Dyscalculia?

• A.

  A learning disorder that affects a person’s ability to understand number-based information and math

• B.

   The persistent difficulty an individual has when it comes to understanding numbers and mathematics

• C.

  A learning disability which affects skills involved in reading, spelling and writing. Children with this condition will have normal intelligence and normal vision.

• A.

  B.

What are some characteristics of Dyscalculia

• -Reading analog clocks

  - Differentiating between left and right

  -Mental estimation

• -Seeing whiteboard

  -Reading books

Students with Dyscalculia symptoms may include the inability to

• -Count upwards

  -Organize numbers

  -Memorize multiplication tables

  -Solve word problems

• -Getting ready for school

 The first step for the diagnostic process for dyscalculia may involve

The first step in a dyscalculia intervention is to

 The second step in a dyscalculia intervention

What is one type of instruction that can be incorporated in the IEP.

Some examples of technology based instructions are

Software that are very effective in teaching math:

• Pennacool.com

• Khan academy, Prodigy math game

Technology based instruction programs and apps provide