Additional Resources

to help you along the way Books

Dyscalculia Guidance

Understanding Dyscalculia for Teaching

100 Ideas for Supporting Pupils with Dyslexia

Understanding Dyslexia

Websites

LDOnline.org

KidsHealth.org/learning/Dyslexia

InterDys.org (Int’l Dyslexia Assoc)

Books for Students

My Name is Brian Brian

Lily & the Mixed Up Letters

6th Grade Can Really Kill You

Niagara Falls, Or Does It?

Obtaining Assistance

Dyslexia Teachers can use checklists to

record early signs of dyslexia Dyslexia Portfolio – eight short

tests that assess reading, spelling, phonology and digit span

Wechsler Intelligence Scale Dyscalculia Piagetian test of conservation of

number, classification, and seriation

Rey-Osterrieh’ Complex Figure Test – assesses attentive analytical and perceptual-organizational skills and the degree of precision.

Learning with

Created in Conjunction with

EDEE 409/Meeting the Needs of Diverse Learners

Spring 2011

College of Charleston

It’s not just seeing things backwards An informational resource for

parents, students, and teachers.

Dyslexia & Dyscalculia

“It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems

longer.”

-Albert Einstein, overcame Dyslexia The condition characteristics of Dyscalculia may include: • Lack the basic capacity for

understanding numbers • Depend on “immature strategies”

(ex: counting on fingers to solve problems)

• Can sometimes be associated with dyslexia, attention-deficit hypertension disorder (ADHD), poor hand-eye coordination, and poor memory for non-verbal material

• Anxiety with numbers • Lacks the “starter kit” for

developing understanding of number and number operations

What is Dyslexia/Dyscalculia? Dyslexia is a processing difference experienced by people of all ages. Often characterized by difficulties in literacy, it can affect other cognitive areas such as memory, speed of processing, time management, coordination and directional aspects” (Reid & Green, 2007). Developmental dyscalculia is a condition that affects the ability to acquire arithmetical skills. Dyscalculic learners may have difficulty understanding simple number concepts, lack an intuitive grasp of numbers, and have problems learning number facts and procedures. Even if they procedure a correct answer or use a correct method, they may do so mechanically and without confidence” (Butterworth & Yeo, 2004).

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Condition characteristics of Dyslexia include, but are not limited to:

• Unusually slow to write and to copy information

• Cannot easily remember verbal instruction

• Shows little interest in reading • Becomes embarrassed if asked to

read in public • Demonstrates a lack of

confidence in own ability • Often reverses the order of words

or letters when speaking • Confuses the order of sounds

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• Weakness in working memory • Weakness in visual memory

Remember, you aren’t alone! It is estimated that 1 out of 5 students struggle with Dyslexia. Including some of these famous names: Albert Einstein, Thomas Edison, Winston Churchill, Walt Disney, Orlando Bloom, Tom Cruise, Jay Leno, Whoopi Goldberg, Vince Vaughn, Kiera Knightley, and many more…