Dyscalculia Disability Research Paper
Dyscalculia disability can not be cured or treated because there are not any medication for that. Since, this is a mental disability which only therapist can help by using some therapies. Some of the therapy can help to cope this disability are Occupational Therapy, Educational Therapy, Speech Therapy. Each therapy works for different part of their issues. Speech Therapy is also called Language Therapy or SLT. This works for students who get stuck with words while talking to others, also, struggles to express themselves and have troubling with understanding others. This therapy helps those kids to exercise with the muscle of their mouth with their energy. Using various types of activities such as picture, books, mathematical shapes,
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By 10 months, babies are start trying to stand up. At some point, they finally take that first furniture-free, Frankenstein-like step. Between ages 3 and 5, most kids can balance on one foot for a few seconds and hop on one leg. By age 5, they can often put together the complex moves needed for skipping. Cognitive skills helps with (thinking and organizing) involving physical space and objects. They start using their memory to learn and understand new information. Then memorize them into short or long term memories. These three skills are connected with each other. Occupational Therapy increased independence and self-confidence. Better understanding between parents and teachers of what a child should be able to accomplish. Improved ability to concentrate and complete schoolwork. Educational Therapy has five strategies which are Pre reading, Reading, Writing, Math and Executive Functioning. Pre reading focus on vocabularies such as hearing and using small words. Reading focus on identifying letters and their sounds, reading on the right form, being able to read, describing and understanding a story and drawing conclusions from reading. Writing is about learning to organize, write the letters and playing with pencil grips. Math focus on basic concept and formulas of maths such as number sense, sorting, subtraction, multiplication, addition and division.
By 10 months, babies are start trying to stand up. At some point, they finally take that first furniture-free, Frankenstein-like step. Between ages 3 and 5, most kids can balance on one foot for a few seconds and hop on one leg. By age 5, they can often put together the complex moves needed for skipping. Cognitive skills helps with (thinking and organizing) involving physical space and objects. They start using their memory to learn and understand new information. Then memorize them into short or long term memories. These three skills are connected with each other. Occupational Therapy increased independence and self-confidence. Better understanding between parents and teachers of what a child should be able to accomplish. Improved ability to concentrate and complete schoolwork. Educational Therapy has five strategies which are Pre reading, Reading, Writing, Math and Executive Functioning. Pre reading focus on vocabularies such as hearing and using small words. Reading focus on identifying letters and their sounds, reading on the right form, being able to read, describing and understanding a story and drawing conclusions from reading. Writing is about learning to organize, write the letters and playing with pencil grips. Math focus on basic concept and formulas of maths such as number sense, sorting, subtraction, multiplication, addition and division.