Homeschooling a child with dyscalculia can seem daunting, but it’s entirely doable. In fact, it can be one of the best decisions you make to help your child succeed!
What is dyscalculia? Dyscalculia is a learning disability in math and can make math incredibly hard if children are not given the right support.
Dyscalculia goes beyond kids just struggling a little with math and finding it frustrating – it’s a
learning disorder, which can also be called math/number dyslexia.
Dyscalculia is not as widely heard of as dyslexia but experts believe that a similar number of people
might have dyscalculia. This means around 5-10% of the population are likely to have this learning
difficulty.
Like dyslexia, people with dyscalculia don’t outgrow their difficulties, so it’s important as parents and teachers that we show our children strategies to improve their math skills and make accommodations for natural obstacles.
Dyscalculia can impact everyday activities such as shopping, baking, and timekeeping, as they all
involve an element of basic math skills or number sense.
Jesse Woods, the homeschooling dad of two and founder of Matter of Math, has plenty of experience working with children with learning disabilities.
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