DYSCALCULIA

Dyscalculia is a difficulty in calculation. Dyscalculia is sometimes called “number dyslexia" Or “math dyslexia".

Child with Dyscalculia ability to ' see a small amount of objects and know how many there are without counting.  They can face difficulty in identifying number and they loss the track when counting. Even their basic understanding of number or number sense may not work properly. It is not treated with medication. 

They may difficulty to understand what number is bigger than other.  For example if the number 8 is a bigger number than 6.

They can't understand to how long something or the ceiling height. They may difficulty to count money. They may difficulty to remember phone numbers or ZIP codes. 

SIGN OF DYSCALCULIA

• Difficulty in remembering basic facts. 

• Slow to perform calculation. 

• Have high level of difficulty in math anxiety. 

• Difficulty in recognition pattern,  llike smallest to largest or tallest to shortest. 

• Difficulty in counting. 

• They still uses their fingers to count instead of using advanced strategy. 

• They can't understand that 2+3 is same as 3+2.

• Difficulty to learn and understand reasoning. 
• Poor understanding of the sigh ×, +, –, ÷. 

CAUSES OF DYSCALCULIA

• Heredity if any family member has dyscalculia then has more chances to have dyscalculia in children. Many research shows that heredity may also play a important part. 

• Brain is a most important part of this disorder. If there is any functional problem or brain is not function well then has more  chance to have dyscalculia. 
• When pregnant lady have nicotine, alchohol, drug, and take other harmful products in your diet then have chance to child with dyscalculia. 
• Premature birth
• Neorological condition. 
• Delays in development. 
• Weak cognitive skills including visual perception, visual memory and logical thinking. 

DIFFICULTY ASSOCIATED WITH DYSCALCULIA

• Recognising digits. 

• Placing values. 

• Reading analogue clocks. 

• Difficulty in memorising numbers, prices,  aand phone numbers. 

• Difficulty in memorising the address. 

• Difficulty in carrying and barrowing. 

EDUCATIONAL INTERVENTIONS

• Teacher should repeated practice of basic math concept,  ssuch as counting and addition. 

• Teacher should to divide subject material into smaller units to make it easier to digest information. 

• Teacher should make the small groups of other children for math instruction. 

• Repeated review of basic math concepts in hands- on,  tangible demonstration. 

• Use  multiple teaching aid to attract the children. When teacher use these aid then children more attentive and focusing for studying. 
• Allow extra time on tests who have dyscalculia. 
• Give step by step instruction of child
• Dyscalculia child have repeat the instruction. 
• Provide charts of math facts. 
• Provide multiplication tables.