Have you thought about the increasing difficulty in learning math may not be a problem that starts with the student but that it might be a problem that starts with the learning system itself? If you are like most people, that thought has at least crossed your mind. It is evident that children are vastly different in their math skills.
Which brain malfunction might be responsible for math, language, and reading struggles?
What is the break in the education system?
It is not really fully understood while some students can excel while others face difficulties with basic math skills. This can come even after extensive schooling. Some believe that this might be a break in the system of developmental ability. It seems that procedural memory system may be at play here but that can be a break in the system where automatization of math is the issue.
Given that the development of math skills involves their automatization, it makes sense that the dysfunction of procedural memory could lead to math disability.
Laura Lurns · Learning Success expert
Key takeaways
- Children differ greatly in their math abilities, but why this is the case is not well understood.
- One study shows that people who struggle with math have differences in brain structures required for procedural memory.
- Understanding how procedural memory works together with other systems like declarative memory in learning math can help with understanding math disorders like dyscalculia.
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