Our Dycalculia tutors are all qualified teachers with additional experience in supporting children with Dyscalculia. We believe one to one support can make a huge difference to a child’s education. Our tutors can provide support across a range of school entrance, GCSE and A-level subjects. Below, you will find a list of our tutors and further information. Refine your results by using the search box above, or view all Dyscalculia tutors below:
Hannah - Check availability
7 Plus, Art, English, History, Maths, RE & Science
Hannah is a qualified primary school teacher, providing tutoring for Early Years, Key Stage 1 and Lower Key Stage 2 aged children br...
Home tuition Online tuition Primary education (2021) School entrance experience
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7 Plus, Art, English, History, Maths, RE & Science
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Hannah is a qualified primary school teacher, providing tutoring for Early Years, Key Stage 1 and Lower Key Stage 2 aged children.
Well-being is at the heart of her teaching...
Jacqueline - Contact us for availability
7 Plus, 8 Plus, 11 Plus, 13 Plus, Other School Entrance, English, French, Mandarin, Maths & Spanish
Jacqueline studied at Oxford University, graduating with a 2 1 After a career in marketing, she decided to pursue a career in teaching...
Home tuition Online tuition Spanish (2002) School entrance experience
Jacqueline - Contact us for availability
7 Plus, 8 Plus, 11 Plus, 13 Plus, Other School Entrance, English, French, Mandarin, Maths & Spanish
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Jacqueline studied at Oxford University, graduating with a 2. 1. After a career in marketing, she decided to pursue a career in teaching and obtained her PGCE in Spanish and French in 2002...
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7 Plus, 8 Plus, 11 Plus, 13 Plus, Other School Entrance & English
R my is an outstanding, full-time tutor and role-model His success is routed in establishing clear and positive relationships with his students and...
Home tuition Online tuition Primary education (2013) School entrance experience
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7 Plus, 8 Plus, 11 Plus, 13 Plus, Other School Entrance & English
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Rémy is an outstanding, full-time tutor and role-model. His success is routed in establishing clear and positive relationships with his students and students’ families that place engagement...
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Dyscalculia
Intro
It’s not unusual to hear people say they are “bad at maths” or “I don’t like maths”. For some this might stem from a bad experience at school to a genuine fear of numbers – arithmophobia is a very real thing. For many students and adults though, difficulties with mathematics and numeracy stem from a Specific Learning Difficulty (SpLD), dyscalculia.
Where as Dyslexia manifests as difficulty deciphering and processing letters and words, people with dycalculia have difficulty processing numbers and developing the skills associated with numeracy. This can vary in extremity, from students who require a little bit longer to perform calculations to those whose dyscalculia inhibits their daily life.
According to the British Dyslexia Association (which helps those with dyscalculia), it “often co-occurs with other specific learning difficulties, mathematics anxiety and medical conditions” BDA/SASC (2019).
Features of Dyscalculia
Like Dyslexia, there is enormous variety in how Dyscalculia affects and presents in individuals. There are, however, some common features:
Difficulty in grasping relationships between numbers
Difficulty in estimating an answer before undertaking a calculation
Difficulty counting backwards
Lack of confidence when dealing with numbers
Difficulty in understanding the role of zero and place value
Inability to calculate at the same rate as their peers
Avoidance of mathematical calculations if possible
Increased anxiety when faced with a maths problem
(Source: BDA Biodiversity and Co-occuring differences)
What can help?
As we can see dyscalculia can pose a real problem, particularly when it is a part of a mandatory assessment, such as school entrance examinations or GCSE. The good news is that we are getting better at recognising and supporting dyscalculia than ever before. Here are some things that can help:
A clinical diagnosis of suspected dyscalculia can help clarify what individual and specific issues a learner faces. Educational Psychologists can provide a clinical analysis of a child’s learning process and advise on the best course. An investigation usually costs about £350
This online screener assessment from GL assessments is designed to assess children aged 6-14
Communication with the school. Schools are getting much better at recognising dyscalculia but they often lack specialist support. Communicating your concerns with your child’s maths teacher and the school SENCO can help get the ball moving
Specialised one-to-one support from an experienced dyscalculia tutor can help to build confidence and improve approaches to maths
Final Thoughts
We hope you have found these thoughts useful. If you suspect you have dyscalculia, or your child does, we recommend you speak with a professional clinician in the first instance. We have specialist SEN tutors, including for dyscalculia, who will be able to provide specialist, targetted support. It’s important to remember that not everyone with dyscalculia requires the same support, so the more information you have regarding the specific condition, the more targetted the support can be.