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Practical writing on dyscalculia, language differences, and teaching the learners everyone else overlooks.
Number sense is not taught with flashcards. It grows out of ordinary moments: cooking, shopping, guessing, and talking your way through them out loud.
By Every Mind Learning Press Drs Laurie Wellner and Kathleen Pierce-Friedman
Read the postA word problem asks a struggling reader to hold a story, a question, and three numbers in mind at once. Color turns that juggling act into something a child can actually see.
By Every Mind Learning Press Drs Laurie Wellner and Kathleen Pierce-Friedman
Read the postFun is not points, badges, or a game in a costume. It is the feeling of being capable. Here is how to give that back to a child who has stopped enjoying math.
By Every Mind Learning Press Drs Laurie Wellner and Kathleen Pierce-Friedman
Read the postThe child who is quiet, compliant, and always finished may be struggling hardest of all. Here is why students mask math difficulty, and what actually brings it into the open.
By Every Mind Learning Press Drs Laurie Wellner and Kathleen Pierce-Friedman
Read the postNegative numbers break the rule that bigger means more. Here is how to make them concrete for learners with dyscalculia.
By Every Mind Learning Press Drs Laurie Wellner and Kathleen Pierce-Friedman
Read the postA signed IEP is only the beginning. Here is how to track services, spot problems early, and keep the team accountable without becoming adversarial.
By Every Mind Learning Press Drs Laurie Wellner and Kathleen Pierce-Friedman
Read the postFractions ask students to break numbers apart right when they have finally gotten them whole. Here is how to make them make sense for learners with dyscalculia.
By Every Mind Learning Press Drs Laurie Wellner and Kathleen Pierce-Friedman
Read the postA dyscalculia diagnosis does not automatically guarantee services. Here is how to approach an IEP meeting with clarity, evidence, and requests that actually help.
By Every Mind Learning Press Drs Laurie Wellner and Kathleen Pierce-Friedman
Read the postFinger counting is not a crutch. It is a sensible, sensory way to hold numbers steady while the brain does the rest of the work.
By Every Mind Learning Press Drs Laurie Wellner and Kathleen Pierce-Friedman
Read the postMiddle school is where hidden math difficulties often become impossible to ignore. Here's what changes, what to watch for, and what actually helps.
By Every Mind Learning Press Drs Laurie Wellner and Kathleen Pierce-Friedman
Read the postDyscalculia is often mistaken for carelessness or math anxiety. Here are the signs teachers can spot early, and what to do next.
By Every Mind Learning Press Drs Laurie Wellner and Kathleen Pierce-Friedman
Read the postSummer slide is real, but the fix is not a workbook a day. Here is how to keep number sense warm without turning July into school.
By Every Mind Learning Press Drs Laurie Wellner and Kathleen Pierce-Friedman
Read the postSpeed drills were supposed to build fluency. For many students they build fear instead, and the research says the fear comes first.
By Every Mind Learning Press Drs Laurie Wellner and Kathleen Pierce-Friedman
Read the postBig publishers pass on overlooked learning differences because the market looks too small. We think that math is backwards.
By Every Mind Learning Press Drs Laurie Wellner and Kathleen Pierce-Friedman
Read the postLayout is instruction. Small design choices decide whether a struggling learner starts a page or stalls out on it.
By Every Mind Learning Press Drs Laurie Wellner and Kathleen Pierce-Friedman
Read the postWelcome to the blog. We're starting with dyscalculia: as common as dyslexia, far less often identified, and remarkably responsive to the right teaching.
By Every Mind Learning Press Drs Laurie Wellner and Kathleen Pierce-Friedman
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