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Math teacher creates customized raps to help students learn #dyscalculia

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One teacher has created some customized rap songs to help students learn math which proved to be a popular move in the classroom with these students overall. Students can remember math concepts easier through rhymes that are offered. The custom rap songs inspired people to make the most out of the lesson.

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Songs and rapping are easy ways to memorize nearly every skill.

Rap songs is an easy way to memorize and retain.

Students learned a lot and gave feedback based on the experience that they made. Teachers have worked hard to get these concepts across to their students when possible. These rap songs might catch on when it comes to the student body in school. That could change teaching strategies used by many in the classroom.

Shatina Morgan, 29, is an eighth-grade math teacher at Whitewater Middle School. While attending a teaching conference over the summer, she was inspired when they discussed how to bring joy into your classroom.

Laura Lurns · Learning Success expert

Key takeaways

  1. Follow a few new rap songs created by a clever math teacher for the school. These customized raps can actually help students learn important details that they might overlook.
  2. Dyscalculia is a challenging learning difference that needs to be considered by many. Teachers and parents might see students fail to understand basic math skills because of that.
  3. Dyscalculia represents a big challenge for schools located throughout the country. Educators need to understand how that learning difference can be approached with rap.
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Laura Lurns · Learning Success expert Writes about the learning brain for parents who want plain answers. Every article is grounded in current neuroscience and classroom practice.