Remediation
MONEY TEACHES PLACE VALUE AND BASIC MATH CONCEPTS
Dyscalculia.org has developed free money lessons to use with students to teach these concepts: counting, place value, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, decimals, fractions, negative and positive numbers, rounding, estimation, long division, trading up, and pre-algebra.
HOW TO LEARN MATH WITH DYSCALCULIA
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- Money Lessons
- Our Language of Math & Money Lessons
- Money Set - looks real - $15: 2-sided, full-color bills in 12 denominations (10 each): $1, $2, $5, $10, $20, $50, $100, $500, $1,000, $10,000, $100,000, $500,000. Look for a 50% off coupon at the top of the page.
- Apps to Fix Basic Skill Deficits
- Best Tools.
- Learn to Appreciate Math
- Dyscalculia.org offers LD therapy. Send email, if interested.
MATH EXPLANATIONS FOR DYSCALCULICS
COLORFUL, ILLUSTRATED MATH HANDBOOKS
Essential references for students with dyscalculia.
Dyscalculia.org earns a small commission on these books through the Amazon Associates Program.- Adults start with MATH ON CALL (Amazon).
- Math to Learn - Grades K-3 (Amazon)
- Math to Know - Grades 3 -4 (Amazon)
- Math at Hand - Grades 5 -6 (Amazon)
- Math on Call - Grades 6 - 8 (Amazon)
- Geometry to Go - Grades 8 - 12 (Amazon)
- Algebra to Go - Grades 8 - 12 (Amazon)
- Illustrated Algebra Books and Online Tools
- Math Antics (website with illustrated lessons)
- Math Is Fun (website with illustrated lessons)
DYSCALCULIA EXPERTS - TEACH MATH
- Center for Teaching and Learning Mathematics BLOG: The Language of Math by Mahesh Sharma
- Dr. Steve Chinn's Math Visualization Videos: https://www.mathsexplained.co.uk/
PROGRAMS for DYSCALCULIA
Learning Upgrade and Math Upgrade Grades 1-8
Online multimedia tutorial program: basic math, pre-algebra, algebra.
Learning Upgrade and Math Upgrade: From a creative team of teachers, musicians, artists and programmers in San Diego, California, USA. Featurs songs, video, animation and games to help each student achieve breakthrough learning. Used by over 300,000 students since 1998, including struggling readers, special needs students, and English learners. Incorporates the latest ed research, curriculum standards, assessment and progress tracking. FREE SUMMER SCHOOL SUBSCRIPTION for K-12 SCHOOLS. Free trial. Individuals: $50. per 6 months, for 1 course. Schools: $30 per student per year, unlimited courses. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. Excellent motivation and organization.
Grades 1-5
Karismath.com is a system of intuitive, visual math lessons that teach basic math concepts through algebra. Developed by dyscalculia expert and Harvard psychologist, Shad Moraif, and his team of Universal Design for Learning Experts. CLSO: Concepts presented visually, with emphasis on the Language of Mathematics, then the Symbols used to represent the ideas, and lastly, the Operations used to solve problems. Builds math fluency by firmly establishing understanding and reasoning abilities. KarisMath FREE MATH VIDEOS for Grades K through 5.
Dynamo Maths: three-stage online remediation program for dyscalculics.
Dynamo Maths for Grades K-5, is a multisensory program that adapts instruction to learner's needs. It is based on brain research on math learning and addresses learning disorders and poor working memory. Age 4-11+. Over 230 online activities and supports: Teacher Class/Parent Activity Plans, Printable Worksheets, and Progress Reports & Certificates. All activities are mapped to the National Curriculum and the 21 Dyscalculia Difficulties. Source: United Kingdom. Free school pilot available.
Grade 1 - Adult
Dybuster: multi-sensory, computer-based therapy for dyslexia and dyscalculia. Calcularis promotes development and coordination of brain areas responsible for processing numbers, quantities, and math calculations. Calcularis for Grade 1 to adults. Developed in collaboration with neuroscientists and computer scientists at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich.
Edmentum (PLATO Software) for Schools Grades K-8, Grades 6-12, and College and Homeschool Grades 6 - 12 Course Catalog. Edmentum is an award-winning online, education provider of multisensory, interactive modular courses and remedial solutions for K-12 & College.
SHAPE MATH: Learn math basics without memorization, using geometric shapes and logical patterns: addition, subtraction, division, multiplication, fractions, money, & time. Shape Math® is a revolutionary technique for doing written and mental math problems. It uses a series of shapes that fit in logical patterns that make a geometric representation of the Base 10 number system. It allows students to do mental problems into the hundreds, divide without times tables, and visually and conceptually understand abstract concepts. Instead of thinking about how two numbers add together, the student thinks about how two numbers fit together.
Shape Math® was designed by Michael Cornell, a dyslexic who is also dyscalculic.
Making Math Real (MMR) is a multisensory program developed by Dr. David Berg. Classes for educators are offered through the University of California-Berkley Extension.
The Making Math Real Institute offers training in Berg's Making Math Real Multisensory Structured Methodologies in Mathematics, K-12. The MMR Institute offers courses like (1) Developing Automaticity with the Multiplication and Division Facts: The 9 Lines Multiplication Fact Acquisition and Application Strategy; (2) Fractions, Decimals & Advanced Place Value - The Three Essentials of Algebra Readiness. All use hands-on methods for the acquisition, mastery, and application of mathematical knowledge. MMR curriculum is appropriate for K-12 through Calculus. Established in 1996. This training is primarily for educators. ALEKS Overview.
Math Without Words - This program is only available to schools.
Video: Why teach math visually?
Video: Visual Games Teach Math Basics to Algebra 1
The MIND Research Institute CEO, Dr. Matthew Peterson
ALEKS.COM Assessment and LEarning in Knowledge Spaces (ALEKS) is an adaptive, web-based, learning platform that assesses and instructs at a student's level. K-Grade 12 + College Courses
*Students with severe dyscalculia have experienced frustration with ALEKS because retrieval disability interferes with performance on periodic review assessments. The pie gets reset, and gains disappear. Poor intermittent and inconsistent retrieval of learned ideas is a hallmark of dyscalculia.
The Davis Math Mastery Program
Ages 8 +. Developed by a dyslexic for dyslexics.
Usually completed in five days. Does not use manipulatives, memorization tricks, flashcards, or repetition. Rationale: Visual-spatial thinkers are easily confused by the "words" that describe math functions and experience regular disorientation of perception that impedes their ability to grasp concepts of time and sequence, and thus order vs. disorder. The Davis Method develops one's control of disorientation and sense of time and sequence, enabling the student to "see" math functions and easily learn and understand math.
*Dyscalculic students usually LACK the ability to visually imagine and mentally manipulate numbers, images, and quantitative ideas. The Davis Method is appropriate for dyslexics, but may not succeed with dyscalculics.