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Post by Charlie Girl on Apr 7, 2006 13:04:42 GMT -5
www.allkindsofminds.org/ptk/mathDifficulties.aspx What Can Stand in the Way of a Student's Mathematical Development? Math difficulties can arise at nearly any stage of a child's scholastic development. While very little is known about the neurobiological or environmental causes of these problems, many experts attribute them to deficits in one or more of six different skill types. These deficits can exist independently of one another or can occur in combination. All can impact a child's ability to progress in mathematics. Incomplete Mastery of Number Facts Computational Weakness Difficulty Transferring Knowledge Making Connections Incomplete Understanding of the Language of Math Difficulty Comprehending the Visual and Spatial Aspects and Perceptual Difficulties Observations at Home Output Difficulties Organizational Difficulties Language Difficulties Attention Difficulties Visual Spatial or Ordering Difficulties Difficulties with multiple tasks
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