Sarah Wedderburn, a specialist in the field of children with educational special needs, has stated that children who have special needs require aid from an early point in their life. Much research has shown this to be true. The difficulty providing this aid is training teachers of young age groups.
Dyscalculia and other learning issues should be addressed in early education.
Dyscalculia is an example of a learning disorder that needs to be addressed as soon as a child begins to learn math. Dyscalculia interferes with a student’s ability to comprehend numbers and hold digits and calculations in their head for any period of time. Subjects like math get built on each year, so failing to address it while a student is young weakens the foundation to learn.
Early identification and intervention could help prevent children with learning difficulties from falling behind before it is too late.
Laura Lurns · Learning Success expert
Key takeaways
- Getting active while children with Dyslexia are young can help them greatly.
- Dyscalculia is similar to Dyslexia but it makes math difficult.
- Dyscalculia can keep children from advancing past seventh grade.
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