Mathematics and Dyslexia

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Mathematics and Dyslexia
Mathematics and dyslexia
MAV annual conference 2006 Per Berggren
Maria Lindroth
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Mathematics and Dyslexia

• Dyslexic students need 50 more time to solve
  math-problems

• This means that dyslexic students have 2/3 of the
  time that non-dyslextic students have

• Dyslexic students have 6 years of mathematics
  when other children have 9 years!

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Mathematics and Dyslexia
Dyslexia?
Driving
Reading and writing ability
Dyslexia
Learning mathematics
Cooking
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Mathematics and Dyslexia
Dyslexia!
Reading and writing ability
Driving
Dyslexia
Cooking
Learning mathematics
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Mathematics and Dyslexia

• Transposition problems
• Uncertainty of symbols
• Spatial awarness
• Sequencing problems
• Short-term and working memory
• Long-term memory
• Formation of concepts
• Anxiety, stress and self-image

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Mathematics and Dyslexia
It was nice and warm weather and the snu was
shining.
Peter felt rich, he had 10051 skr.
10015 skr? 10501 skr? 151 skr?
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Mathematics and Dyslexia

• Transposition problems
• Uncertainty of symbols
• Spatial awarness
• Sequencing problems
• Short-term and working memory
• Long-term memory
• Formation of concepts
• Anxiety, stress and self-image

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Mathematics and Dyslexia
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Mathematics and Dyslexia

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Mathematics and Dyslexia

• Transposition problems
• Uncertainty of symbols
• Spatial awarness
• Sequencing problems
• Short-term and working memory
• Long-term memory
• Formation of concepts
• Anxiety, stress and self-image

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Mathematics and Dyslexia
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Mathematics and Dyslexia
Computation direction?
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123 12
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Mathematics and Dyslexia

• Transposition problems
• Uncertainty of symbols
• Spatial awarness
• Sequencing problems
• Short-term and working memory
• Long-term memory
• Formation of concepts
• Anxiety, stress and self-image

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Mathematics and Dyslexia
Finger multiplication
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Mathematics and Dyslexia

• Transposition problems
• Uncertainty of symbols
• Spatial awarness
• Sequencing problems
• Short-term and working memory
• Long-term memory
• Formation of concepts
• Anxiety, stress and self-image

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Mathematics and Dyslexia
Stages of learning mathematics

• Intuitive
• Concrete level
• Pictorial
• Abstract/symbolic
• Applications
• Communications

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Mathematics and Dyslexia

• Transposition problems
• Uncertainty of symbols
• Spatial awarness
• Sequencing problems
• Short-term and working memory
• Long-term memory
• Formation of concepts
• Anxiety, stress and self-image

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Mathematics and Dyslexia
We are always interested in new contacts. Per
Berggren and Maria Lindroth Månskensvägen 14 146
46 Tullinge Sweden 46-8-449 93 53
(phone) Per.Berggren_at_kulmatematik.com Maria.Lindr
oth_at_kulmatematik.com www.kulmatematik.com