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Understanding the Math Disorder, Dyscalculia (3 of 3)

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Understanding the Math Disorder, Dyscalculia (3 of 3)

video: This is one of three extracts from ...Sorry, Wrong Number, a film made by Alex Gabbay and Brian Butterworth for the website, Educating Together (http://www.educatingtogether.co.uk ). The film will be shown on the website from June 2. In this extract, Trish Babtie, a special needs teacher explains a strategy for helping dyscalculics understand basic number concepts. She is a co-author with Jane Emerson of The Dyscalculia Assessment, Continuum Publishing Corporation (2010). This video relates to an article that appeared in the 27 May 2011 issue of Science, published by AAAS. The Review, by Dr. Brian Butterworth of University College London in London in London, UK, and colleagues was titled, "Dyscalculia: From Brain to Education." view more 

Credit: Brian Butterworth and Alex Gabbay for <i>Educating Together</i>


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