Low numeracy and dyscalculia: identification and intervention

One important factor in the failure to learn arithmetic in the normal way is an endogenous core deficit in the sense of number. This has been associated with low numeracy in general (e.g. Halberda et al. in Nature 455:665–668, 2008 ) and with dyscalculia more specifically (e.g. Landerl et al. in Cog...

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Published in:ZDM 2010-10, Vol.42 (6), p.527-539
Main Authors: Butterworth, Brian, Laurillard, Diana
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adults
Cognition
Comparative Analysis
Education
Educational Environment
Educational Needs
Interdisciplinary aspects
Intervention
Learning disabilities
Mathematics
Mathematics Education
Medical imaging
Neuroimaging
Neurosciences
Numeracy
Original Article
Teaching Methods
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Summary:One important factor in the failure to learn arithmetic in the normal way is an endogenous core deficit in the sense of number. This has been associated with low numeracy in general (e.g. Halberda et al. in Nature 455:665–668, 2008 ) and with dyscalculia more specifically (e.g. Landerl et al. in Cognition 93:99–125, 2004 ). Here, we describe straightforward ways of identifying this deficit, and offer some new ways of strengthening the sense of number using learning technologies.
ISSN:1863-9690
1863-9704
DOI:10.1007/s11858-010-0267-4