When numbers don’t make sense – child’s arithmetic

For the World Health Organization (WHO) it is a developmental disorder, for critics the reason is bad teaching. For children, it means a daily struggle. But what really helps with dyscalculia or arithmetic problems? Suggestions for parents.

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How wide are ten centimeters? How far are ten meters? For many people these questions are relatively easy to assess, but some simply cannot imagine a number. It is difficult for them to compare or classify quantities and ratios.

Others understand tasks such as 3 + 4 = 7, but then cannot remember the calculation method. And for some students, all of this comes together. Make for yourself simple arithmetic tasks an insurmountable hurdle is.