Dyscalculia Puzzle Activities
What is Mathematics Learning Disability (Dyscalculia)? It is a special learning disorder that causes children difficulty in comprehending numbers and symbols, performing mathematical operations and making connections, even though they do not have any mental problems. Let us remind you that dyscalculia is not a mental retardation. On the contrary, many people with mathematics learning disorders are observed to be specially talented. Specific learning disorders such as dyslexia or dyscalculia are called "Einstein disease". It is also called. However, if no precautions are taken, it is a serious difficulty that can cause great psychological damage to children and cause them to fall behind their peers. Dyscalculia Symptoms Inability to develop strategies for problem solving Calculation errors due to poor memory Having difficulty understanding fractions Difficulty with multiplication, division, addition and subtraction Having difficulty reading analog clocks Inability to compare numbers with each other; inability to distinguish negative and positive numbers Perform operations using fingers Difficulty understanding time-related concepts; day, month, year etc. Difficulty in expressing the concepts of right and left and location and direction