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Tips for Teaching Students With Dyscalculia

By Jaclyn Borowski — October 7, 2024 2:56
A 5th grade student attends a math lesson during class at Mount Vernon Community School, in Alexandria, Va., on May 1, 2024.

For students with dyscalculia, learning math, particularly those early math facts, can be far more difficult than it is for their peers.

Here, an educator, a researcher, and a student with dyscalculia share methods teachers can use to help students with dyscalculia understand math.

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

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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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