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⚡In this Issue ⚡
- How Dyslexia Affects Math: Blog Post & Video
- Executive Function Summit: Free Event
- Free Webinar: Brain Boosting Activities
📣 LISTEN IN!
Does your child have dyslexia? There is a strong correlation between students with dyslexia and struggles in mathematics. A lot of people believe that dyslexia is only a language-based issue, but we know from Dr. David Geary that about 50% of those with dyslexia also struggle with mathematics. Dyslexia definitions have constantly changed over the years, but in 1988 the definition of dyslexia included mathematics as an issue. (Mathematics for Dyslexics and Dyscalculics) Over time, we’ve separated dyslexia from math struggles, but the truth is certain processes involved in math learning are affected by dyslexia.
The processes needed for mathematics includes:
- Language and Verbal retrieval skills
- Working Memory skills
- Speed of working
- Executive Function skills
- Visual-spatial skills
If you’re interested in learning more about how dyslexia affects math and the differences between dyslexia and dyscalculia, watch this 52-minute video with our CEO Adrianne. Learn about your child’s thought process with dyslexia and tips to help them understand math! The video can be found on our website, Here.
🍨 3 SCOOPS! WHAT'S IN THE NEWS?
Free Webinar: Brain Boosters with Layne Pethick
Join this online event for effective brain boosting activities that parents can do at home with their children to prepare them for challenges ahead. These research-based activities develop the areas of the brain needed for academic success, behavior regulation, and social-emotional skills. January 17, 2023 at 12pm (CST)–Online Event, Register Here.
2e Learners: How to recognize twice-exceptional students
Read this article to understand what it means to be twice-exceptional (2e), how you can spot these students in the classroom, and ways to modify your teaching approach for them. If you’re a parent of a 2e child, send this to your favorite teacher or two! Read the article on 2e Learners, Here.
Watch this video: The Adult Side of Dyslexia
This hour-long episode of Decoding Dyslexia centers around adult dyslexia and how early childhood education has long-term impacts on a person’s life. The conversation centers around Kelli Sandman-Hurley’s book The Adult Side of Dyslexia. Tune in to the Youtube video, Here.
⭐ Enjoy the Limelight ⭐
Jackson, one of our students here at MFM, exclaimed “I think I sound like a mathematician now!” when he was able to articulate a math problem with his specialist, Cassie. He is becoming more confident in his math abilities and enthusiastic about learning. He recently learned how to use double facts to solve near-doubles addition problems, for example using 6+6=12 to solve 6+7=13.
🌟You are a SUPERSTAR, Jackson, and we are so proud of you!🔁 WORTHY REPEATS
Have you seen our podcast episode on math anxiety yet?
In our Unlocking Dyscalculia series, our CEO, Adrianne, meets with Educational Therapist, Kara Scanlon, to talk about what math anxiety looks like, what the source of MA is, and how to overcome MA + more!
We discuss ways to help your overstimulated or understimulated child and strategies that they can use inside the classroom when they are feeling overwhelmed.
+ 3 Approaches teachers can implement today to ease math anxiety.
Catch up on our Unlocking Dyscalculia series, Here.
📆 JUST AROUND THE CORNER
Executive Function Summit: FREE ONLINE EVENT! Join TEFOS and 30 experts in the field who truly understand your child and how they learn differently! This free event is for parents or teachers who want to learn more about executive functioning and implementing strategies to help neurodivergent children. The event runs from August 11-13, 2023. Save your seat, here.
😆 FUNNIEST FUNNIES
Each day at Made for Math, we close our meeting with a math joke or pun. Let’s celebrate the New Year with this one! 😂
And that's just the way the dice roll!🎲🎲🎲
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