Angela's Reviews > The Gift of Dyslexia: Why Some of the Smartest People Can't Read...and How They Can Learn

Two years ago during a parent teachers conference with my 3rd graders teacher at asked, "Is there such thing as math dyslexia?" She thought there was but nothing came of it.

For two more years my child struggled, teachers and myself got frustrated. This is a smart kid. Reading, writing, and memorizing words and letters weren't a problem BUT math was like a foreign language. Even with an IEP in place the teachers were still teaching the same way and my child still wasn't getting it.

Thank goodness my parents are in the school system and went to a teachers in service for dyslexia. A 2nd grade teacher and Davis certified instructor taught the class and cover dyscalculia (math dyslexia). Point by point my mother knew this was exactly what her grandchild had.

Hopeful that I finally had some answers I talked to this wonderful teacher and she explained her background and the therapy she offered. She was apologetic that it was expensive. She suggested I start by educating myself by reading The Gift of Dyslexia: Why Some of the Smartest People Can't Read...and How They Can Learn and The Gift of Learning.

I cried with relief as I read through the pages about dyscalculia. I finally understood how my child saw numbers and I had direction to help teach my child and help the school system understand the way modify their teaching tools to make my kid successful.

I can't speak to the teaching methods in these books but as a parent that has a smart, hard working kid that just wasn't understanding simple math this was a godsend.

This was a good overview for dyslexia in: reading, writing, math