DYSLEXIA AND MATHS

Do you have a child who.........

Cannot say and use number names in order?

Has difficulties with reading and writing numbers?

Does not remember the language associated

with mathematical signs and symbols?

Has difficulty estimating numbers and totals?

Has difficulty with recognising and using

number patterns and sequences?

Cannot quickly recall addition and subtraction facts?

Cannot quickly recall multiplication and division facts?

Has difficulty with understanding place value?

Needs help to select the correct method

to solve a mathematical problem?

Has problems with remembering the sequences of

the days of the week and months of the year?

Finds it hard to read the time from a clock face?

Panics at the word ‘mathematics’?

Many children display some of these traits, dyslexic children tend to display a large number of them.

If you think your child could be dyslexic and you are concerned, the Richmond Dyslexia Association may be able to help.

Helpline: 020 8940 4626