The Webinar was so helpful, and the staff involved are feeling really encouraged by the support the programme offers.
Developmental Language Disorders (DLD) and Dyscalculia can they co-exist?
Developmental language disorder (DLD) affects approximately 1 in 14 children in kindergarten. It is a communication disorder that interferes with learning, understanding, and using language. The language difficulties are not explained by other conditions or the lack of exposure to language.
Individuals with DLD demonstrate poorer performance, specifically in tasks that involve greater verbal demands. DLD can affect a child’s speaking, listening, numeracy, reading, and writing. DLD is a risk factor for learning difficulty since problems with basic language skills affect classroom performance. Difficulties with language comprehension can make mathematical word problems challenging.
While DLD primarily affects a person’s ability to understand and use language, dyscalculia primarily affects a person’s ability to understand and work with numbers.
Children with dyscalculia may have difficulties meaningfully applying numbers, symbols and maths, which can significantly affect their everyday learning tasks.
Children with DLD and dyscalculia can be supported.
No child with dyscalculia should ever go unnoticed!
Turners syndrome and Dyscalculia can they co-exist?
Turner syndrome is a genetic disorder that affects females and is caused by a missing or partially missing X chromosome. This can result in a variety of physical and developmental differences, including an increased risk of learning difficulties such as dyscalculia.
Research has suggested that girls with Turner syndrome may have difficulty with mathematics-related tasks. Some research tudies have found that children with Turner syndrome tend to have weaker visuospatial abilities, which can make it more challenging to understand spatial relationships and perform mental maths.
Children with Turner syndrome may also experience challenges with working memory, which is an essential cognitive function for performing calculations. Working memory allows us to hold information in our minds temporarily and manipulate it as needed, such as when we need to perform mental arithmetic.
Overall, while Turner syndrome itself may not directly cause dyscalculia, it can increase the risk of developing maths-related learning difficulties. Early diagnosis and appropriate educational support can help children with Turner syndrome overcome these challenges and succeed academically.
Children with Turners Syndrome and dyscalculia can be supported.
No child with dyscalculia should ever go unnoticed!
Can Duchenne Muscular dystrophy (DMD) and dyscalculia co-exist?
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a genetic disorder that affects the muscles and is caused by a mutation in the dystrophin gene. While DMD primarily affects the muscles, it can also impact cognitive function, including maths-related abilities such as dyscalculia.
Research has shown that individuals with DMD may experience challenges with mathematics-related tasks that require working memory, spatial awareness, and problem-solving skills.
Overall, while DMD itself may not directly cause dyscalculia, it can increase the risk of developing maths related learning difficulties due to the impact it can have on cognitive function.
Children with DMD and dyscalculia can be supported.
No child with dyscalculia should ever go unnoticed!
Can DiGeorge syndrome and dyscalculia co-exist?
DiGeorge syndrome, also known as 22q11.2 deletion syndrome, is a genetic disorder caused by a missing piece of chromosome 22. It can cause a range of physical and developmental differences, including an increased risk of learning difficulties such as dyscalculia.
Research has shown that individuals with DiGeorge syndrome may experience challenges with mathematics related tasks. Studies have found that individuals with DiGeorge syndrome tend to have weaker visuospatial skills, which can make it more difficult to understand geometric concepts and mental maths.
Individuals with DiGeorge syndrome may also experience challenges with working memory, which is an essential cognitive function for performing maths calculations. Working memory allows us to hold information in our minds temporarily and manipulate it as needed, such as when we need to perform mental arithmetic.
DiGeorge syndrome itself may not directly cause dyscalculia, it can increase the risk of developing maths related learning difficulties. Early diagnosis and appropriate educational support can help individuals with DiGeorge syndrome overcome these challenges and succeed.
Children with DiGeorge and Dyscalculia can be supported.
No child with dyscalculia should ever go unnoticed!
Testimonials
The program has exceeded our expectations. The children have come on in leaps and bounds.
Boldmere School
Dynamo Maths illustrates how technology can be used as a great tool to support children with mathematics learning difficulties since it can be accurate and specific in its assessment and also provide fruitful and enjoyable learning experiences to these learners who can in turn make much desired progress.
University of Oxford & Doctorate Researcher
The outcomes are excellent. We cater for pupils aged 3 to 19. All of them have the autism spectrum condition or severe learning difficulties. We wanted to improve standards in their number work. Since we bought Dynamo last September, the 66 students who are using it are making progress. Some of them are racing through it! It targets specific areas of learning and provides teachers with a structured plan of materials and activities. I wish I’d found it earlier -we use it everyday and it makes such a difference.
Head of Education
We really like the programme. The children enjoy it. Staff find it easy to use and we have seen a good impact, particularly with our pupils in Year 2 and Year 3.
Apley Wood Primary School
I have been very impressed by the quality of Dynamo Maths Lesson Plans. This will help our teachers to deliver quality well targeted interventions based on the gaps identified by the assessment tools.
Northway Primary and Nursery School
We have enjoyed using Dynamo and found it really easy to access. The results of the assessment were very straightforward to interpret and there was diagnostic information and teaching ideas. A really good and cost-effective assessment tool. Thanks.
East Bergholt Primary School
“We have already started using the assessments on Dynamo, which has provided very interesting and helpful data”
“The lovely thing about Dynamo Profiler is that it takes away the guesswork of what level on Dynamo Maths we should start a pupil at. We simply plug the data from Dynamo Profiler straight into Dynamo Maths.”
SENCo
Easy to use in school and at home; it has been particularly welcomed by parents during the pandemic when they are grappling with the complexities of home learning: They find Dynamo-maths easy to administer and many pupils can work on the activities autonomously.
Inclusion Manager
Dynamo Maths has been excellent with our SEN pupils. In one year a pupil with SEN, including Dyscalculia and Dyslexia, has doubled his maths results. This is down to good differentiated quality teaching in his maths classes but also down to the use of the Dynamo Maths
Head of Learning Support and Extension
Awards
We’re very proud to announce that Dynamo Maths has been nominated for several awards. Below are a few achievement awards.
A huge thank you to everyone who has helped in Dynamo Maths’s development over the last few years and to all the schools and teachers who have supported us.
