We have often discussed the ‘Matthew effect’ in dyslexia. This phrase is used to describe the ever-widening gap in reading skills that develop from the small gap which might exist very early in life. However, I had not thought of this in terms of dyscalculia or maths difficulties until Daniel Ansari made a passing comment

I attended a dyscalculia conference organised by Positive Dyslexia, in conjunction with Edge Hill University. It was wonderful to be surrounded like-minded individuals wanting to find out more about dyscalculia! What a privilege to hear and learn from experts in the field.  Dr Kinga Morsanyi told us about upcoming screeners and their standardisation, which is

Wednesday 17th May was national numeracy day. To find out more, please see dyscalculia network facebook page and https://www.nationalnumeracy.org.uk. Therefore, it was a good week to have the British Dyslexia Association (BDA) conference on the importance of using visual materials in maths learning.  The BDA do maths? Yes- absolutely!! It may be that someone has maths difficulties