Can I Tell You About Dyscalculia?: A Guide for Friends, Family and Professionals

by Judy Hornigold, Joe Salerno (Illustrator)

Overview

Sam is a young boy with Dyscalculia, a lifelong condition that affects a person's ability to process numbers. It is now often compared to the way in which children with dyslexia struggle to process words.

Written and illustrated from Sam's perspective, this is an excellent guide for helping children aged 7+ to understand and navigate Dyscalculia. Identifying signs, symptoms and co-occurence in child-friendly terms, Sam's story provides children with the reassurance and encouragement they need to seek help at home and at school. It also provides practical and powerful techniques for overcoming their symptoms, building self-confidence and achieving great success in life.

For parents and teachers, it builds awareness around the profound and often crippling effect that Dyscalculia can have on various aspects of a child's day-to-day life, including their relationships with friends and family. It includes invaluable guidance on how to help at home and at school, as well as an extensive list of resources for those seeking additional support.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781787750463
Publisher:	Kingsley, Jessica Publishers
Publication date:	01/21/2020
Series:	Can I tell you about...?
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	64
File size:	1 MB
Age Range:	7 - 18 Years

About the Author

Judy Hornigold is an Independent Maths Education Consultant based in Solihull. When she was Senior Lecturer in Inclusion at Edgehill University, she was responsible for developing a PGCE in Dyscalculia and she wrote the British Dyslexia Association's courses on Dyscalculia. She has delivered key notes, workshops and training in Dyscalculia across the world.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction (for adults); 2. About Dyscalculia; 3. Early Years 4. Dyscalculia Testing; 5. Family 6. At Home; 7. Friends; 8. Helping Yourself 9. School; 10. How to Help 11. Information and Support

Editorial Reviews

I would recommend this book as a very clear initial introduction for those who have not considered the topic of Dyscalculia in any depth before. This book can be added as a resource to understand another part of the group of difficulties sometimes known as specific learning difficulties, alongside better known conditions such as dyslexia and perhaps dyspraxia.

Jane Emerson

This fantastic and accessible book will become essential reading for anyone with dyscalculia, their families and their teachers. Struggling with numbers is challenging in school and in life so it is important that we learn to see dyscalculia as more than just being "bad at maths". I thoroughly recommend this great addition to this series.

Pete Jarrett

What a useful book for children who are dyscalculic and their parents and teachers! Judy Hornigold has that rare skill of seeing learning problems through a child's eyes and combining this with outstanding professional expertise and communication skills.

Steve Chinn