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Dyscalculia Mar 9 Students’ summer math experience opens minds, doors #dyscalculia The National Research Experience for Undergraduate Program has been started up on the campus of the University of Michigan-Dearborn. It gives undergraduate students a taste of what graduate school is… Dyscalculia Mar 9 Experts tells that math, science need to be a bigger part of early childhood education #dyscalculia Though math and science education is becoming increasingly important in elementary and secondary schools, increased focus on these fields is not found in early childhood programs nearly as often, with… Dyscalculia Mar 9 Tutoring changes the brain in kids with math learning disabilities #dyscalculia One-on-one math tutoring produced medically verifiable brain improvement in a study at Stanford University. Students were given MRI brain scans before and after eight weeks of tutoring structured for individual… Dyscalculia Mar 9 Fun math program fosters child/parent bonds This program being designed to get parents involved with what their children has been a long time coming. Times have changed and this gives the parent a chance to get… Dyscalculia Mar 9 Call for schools to stop dyspraxic girls “slipping through the net” #dyscalculia Dyspraxia, which is a disease where that makes coordination difficult, is affecting a large number of girls who are not reviewing the help they need to function. Half of the… Dyscalculia Mar 9 Do Your Child’s Friends Help/Hurt Math Skills? The article talks about the idea that if a kid is bad at math would have a friend that is good at math affect him and vise versa. The result… Dyscalculia Mar 9 Parents flustered by Common Core math seek help The article tells a story of a teacher who had math problems to be solved and put these problems in the board. The participants are students and parents and in… Dyscalculia Mar 9 Are private tutors for children just the latest educational ‘arms race’? #dyscalculia With a massive rise in parents hiring private tutors for their children, some are asking whether this is but another tool the wealthy have in their arsenal to become more… Dyscalculia Mar 9 Why Common Core math still gives us headaches #dyscalculia Common Core standards are relatively new. The debate goes on about how far they reach. While not a curriculum proper Common Core standards do affect teaching in the classroom. Results…

Dyscalculia Mar 6 Course Design that Meets More Learners’ Needs #dyscalculia East Carolina University is attempting to bridge the differences between learners and find a common method that allows students to focus on learning subjects. This method is supported by a…