Year: 2016 | Month: December | Volume 7 | Issue 3
Dyscalculia: Its Types, Symptoms, Causal Factors, and Remedial Programmes
Abstract:
The term dyscalculia comes from Greek and Latin which means “Counting badly”. The prefix “dys” comes from Greek means “badly” “calculia” comes from the Latin “calculare”, which means “to count” the word “calculare ” comes from “calculus” (the diminutive of “calx”, which means stone), Which means “pebbles” or one of the Counters on an abacus.Dyscalculia is a learning disorder that involved math. Those who are diagnosed with the disorder can either have problems of understanding the meaning of numbers, their qualities difficulty using mathematical symbols and concepts, and inability to apply mathematical principles to solve problems. People with developmental dyscalculia show signs of the disability from a young age a condition that causes the same symptoms later in life.Although math learning difficult occur in children with low IQ. Dyscalculia occurs in people across the whole IQ range. Dyscalculia is possibly caused by a miscommunication in brain involving the language and visual processing centers. Some believe that Dyscalculia is inherited while other think environmental toxins like lead paint can cause the learning disorders. Those who suffer from dyscalculia cannot understand the meaning of numbers and their quantities. Simple mathematical skills like knowing how to add, subject, multiply, or divide are difficult.Those who suffer from these learning disorders are usually skilled in reading and writing. They excel in the creative arts; they are unable to grasp the simplest of mathematical concepts. Usually dyscalculia is diagnosed when the sufferer is school age.
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