Dyscalculia in children is a specific disorder of the development of school skills, characterized by a decrease in the ability to learn arithmetic and other matemática sciences.
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It is manifested by difficulties or total inability to understand digital symbols, compare values, perform addition, subtraction, multiplication and division operations. Later, preschoolers begin to identify geometric shapes and sizes of objects. Academics lag behind in mastering subjects that require numbers and calculations.
Diagnosis is made through a series of special tests. The correction program is compiled individually, implemented by a psychologist or speech therapist.
Symptoms of dyscalculia
- The child does not understand the structure of the number.
- Operations with complex numbers are very difficult.
- It is difficult for a child to compare the number of objects.
-He cannot perform strings of arithmetic operations. - I can't memorize math terms.
Causes of dyscalculia
- Phobia of mathematics. Some school-age children have had negative learning experiences in the past that have led them to doubt themselves and fear mathematical examples.
- Bad processing of visual information. At the same time, children cannot correctly visualize mathematical situations and numbers on homework. This disorder is also called "non-verbal learning difficulties." Along with these violations, there are spelling and writing problems, although reading and writing are not affected.
- Do not establish a sequence. Children with such disabilities cannot remember the facts and formulas that are required for mathematical calculations.
Dyscalculia correction
Measures for the treatment of this disease are carried out in schools of speech therapy, in clinics, specialized institutions for children. Correction requires the joint work of several specialists (speech therapist, neurologist, psychologist and others).