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Stanford overview of a fMRI-based math disability research study.

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"On problems with numeric symbols, children with typical math abilities slowed down more for harder comparisons than easy ones, while children with math learning disability didn’t modify their strategy as much. Those with math learning disability were also less likely to slow down or change their behavior after they made an error than children with typical math ability.

However, for problems presented as groups of dots, children with math learning disability were actually more cautious after making an error.

“Many of these kids — unless their disability is severe — have normal representation of non-symbolic quantities, so they can tell five from 10 dots quite easily, but when you ask them to reason with and manipulate number symbols, they become deficient,” Menon said."

History of Dyslexia
By Lisa Gusimat Ramirez

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Researchers have been trying to understand dyslexia for many years.

Decades of scientific research have confirmed that dyslexia is a neurobiological learning disability—not a sign of low intelligence—and that students can learn to read with explicit, systematic instruction.

Susan Barton founded Bright Solutions for Dyslexia nearly 30 years ago—to help parents, educators, and tutors understand dyslexia and provide effective, evidence-based reading instruction through the Barton Reading & Spelling System.