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How to Spot Dyscalculia in Students

By Jaclyn Borowski — October 7, 2024 2:55
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Dyscalculia affects about 5 to 8 percent of school-age children. The learning disability that impacts how a student learns math has some early indicators.

Here, an educator, a researcher, and a student with dyscalculia share what teachers should look out for in their students.

Jaclyn Borowski is the director of photography and videography for Education Week.

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A 5th grade student attends a math lesson during class at Mount Vernon Community School, in Alexandria, Va., on May 1, 2024.
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A 4th grader writes her group's lyrics in Chevonne Dixon's home room class at Tunica Elementary School in Tunica, Miss., on Dec. 16, 2018. Dixon is one of the first teachers in the state to incorporate the Mississippi Blues Trail Curriculum into lessons for science, math, social studies and English.
A 4th grader writes her group's lyrics in Chevonne Dixon's home room class at Tunica Elementary School in Tunica, Miss., on Dec. 16, 2018. Dixon is one of the first teachers in the state to incorporate the Mississippi Blues Trail Curriculum into lessons for science, math, social studies and English.
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