![Understanding Conceptual vs. Procedural Knowledge in Math [Premium]](https://www.dyslexicadvantage.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/conceptual-math-400x250.png)
With math scores lagging tremendously due to pandemic-related school, many of us may suddenly find ourselves responsible for supervising (if not tutoring) math. If that's the case, it's important to keep in mind the big picture of math learning. Of course the...
![Math: Multiple Representations [Premium]](https://www.dyslexicadvantage.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Math-Multiple-Representations-2-400x250.jpg)
If you have a lot of ground to cover for the coming school year, consider the use of multiple representations to improve the efficiency of learning. First, as a person who is math-challenged herself and was tasked at one time with tutoring one of our kids with...
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Because of the work of reading dense text and the fact that skimming can be difficult (if not impossible) for students, reading and re-reading alone are often not the most efficient ways for students to study for exams or file information into their long-term...
![Diagramming Math [Premium]](https://www.dyslexicadvantage.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/math-diagram-400x250.png)
When we tested older students in our clinic who were in college on STEM tracks, I often asked students who were proficient in mathematics, what strategies were most helpful to them. Many of them found their own ways of solving problems - often using spatial and mental...
Among the many challenges facing dyslexic students in the midst of the pandemic is holding on to skills and continuing to make progress in the midst of disruptions and altered schedules due to the pandemic. Because so much math builds on previous knowledge, many...
"My mother was partially dyslexic, and she had terrible trouble spelling. This got her into trouble as she was obviously highly intelligent, so teachers thought she was naughty and lazy. I think when she did mathematics, she had none of these problems, which is why it...
![Talking Through MATH [Premium]](https://www.dyslexicadvantage.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Talking-Through-Math-Dyslexia-318x250.png)
As the pandemic continues, more and more parents and tutors may find themselves supervising students’ math. For dyslexic students, the talking process can be especially valuable, but it may be difficult. If you are a parent or tutor helping explain a lesson or homework, it’s good to help your student talk through the steps of […]
![Reading and Mathematics [Premium]](https://www.dyslexicadvantage.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Frayer-Model-390x250.png)
“Mathematics texts are more conceptually dense than almost any other type of text…Additionally, reading mathematics often differs from other types of reading because in addition to reading left to right and top to bottom, students must jump around the page to associate text with tables, graphs, symbols, and vice-versa…” The subject of reading in math […]
