Math disabilities may be widespread across several mathematical functions, or my be limited to a particular area of difficulty with math. For instance, dyslexia may create struggles with math as the student has difficulty reading, and therefore understanding, what he is being asked to solve.
Comprehension factors as well will show up as troubling for those students for whom getting the "main idea" is relatively difficult.
But what about the student who has difficulty with the calculation part of math?
Let's look at some possible factors involved in difficulty with basic math calculations.
If you have a child or a student with math disabilities, no doubt you've heard a variation of the subtitle above - "I just don't get it!"Frustration peaks when these students have to work with pencil and paper to solve math equations. Teachers and parents often "don't get why they don't get it", and ask questions trying to understand the problem with "understanding the problem"!
It's highly frustrating to all involved when the obvious problem exists, but we don't know the reason. Human nature being what it is, we often look for someone to blame. (Perhaps the child is lazy? Maybe he's not trying hard enough? The teacher doesn't know how to teach?) But none of these escape valves solves the problem with underlying problem - understanding math.
