Improving Mathematical Skills for Pupils with Specific Learning Disabilities

Abstract

A consistent percentage of early school-aged children are diagnosed with specific learning disabilities (SLDs), which are neurodevelopmental disorders that affect specific areas of academic function and the capacity to perform and comprehend reading, writing, or arithmetic. The current study explores the effectiveness of a training program in the development of mathematics skills of pupils with dyscalculia. Participants in this study are 10 primary pupils between the ages of 9-11, divided equally among the experimental and control groups diagnosed with dyscalculia. The general mental ability test, the rapid nerve screening test, the diagnostic assessment scale for mathematics disabilities, the dyscalculia scale and the mathematical achievement test were used to diagnose dyscalculia and the training program was used to improve the mathematical skills in pupils with dyscalculia. Results show statistically significant differences between the mean scores of the pupils of the experimental and control groups in mathematics skills in the post-measurement in favor of the experimental group, which means that the appropriate intervention can allow pupils with dyscalculia to succeed at acquiring mathematical skills.