| How to teach dyscalculia kindergarten children? | | | | up with a wrong answer. One 5+ year old child could |
| | | | | do 3 – 1 is 2 but strange later, I gave an |
| Frank Ho | | | | concrete example by drawing 3 circles and one circle |
| | | | | and then explained to him what would happen if |
| Canada certified math teacher | | | | three circles takes away 1 circle, I got a blank |
| | | | | answer from this boy. All the sudden the theory that |
| Ho Math and Chess Learning Centre | | | | children learn better by using concrete example does |
| | | | | not seem to work on him. |
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| July, 2010 | | | | They cannot observe pattern well, do not know how |
| | | | | to get answer by using comparisons. Their reasoning |
| I have seen more and more young children, as young | | | | ability in coming up with answer is very weak. |
| as 5 years old, showing signs of learning difficulties in | | | | |
| math. Unfortunately many parents are not ware that | | | | When learning chess, they only look at one piece at |
| this math learning math disability is genetic influenced | | | | a time and have no ability to even care what the |
| and blame their children are "not smart". Some will | | | | opponent is doing at all. Any results require them to |
| think that their children just "did not concentrate", or | | | | process then they will have no ability to do it quickly. |
| simply are "too young" without realizing their children | | | | Even with simple calculation such as 2 + 1, 3 + 1, it |
| actually are trying very hard but just could not do it. | | | | seems to be a slow process for them to get |
| | | | | answers. The responses are very slow in getting any |
| I have great sympathy to those children who cried | | | | answers for straight computation of additions. |
| after being blamed by their parents or some chose | | | | |
| to react by making "X" hand gestures on their | | | | Their brain, hand and eye coordination seems to be |
| mothers' faces. | | | | always in slow motion. |
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| As a math educator I have spent some time in | | | | My observation indicates that to improve their math |
| researching this topic and seriously think on how I | | | | ability, to work on math alone is not effective. By |
| can help to improve their math ability. | | | | combining the materials of training their brain on how |
| | | | | to think and math is more effective than just |
| First I observed that these 4 or 5 years olds do | | | | working on math worksheets alone. |
| seem to know that they have difficulties in learning | | | | |
| math since often they do not even know why they | | | | I believe that Ho Math and Chess' math teaching |
| cannot give the correct answers. They may give an | | | | methodology in combining math, chess, and puzzles is |
| answer 2 - 1 is 4 without realizing it is just illogic. | | | | a great way of helping those young kindergarten |
| They cannot give any reasoning on how they come | | | | children with math learning difficulties. |