4 tips for school readiness
Targeted movement exercises prepare your child for a good start at school. 4 tips for a good start: well-trained sensory perception, three-dimensional balance, hand-eye coordination, pencil holding.
Do numbers mess up your head?
Dyscalculia and weakness in arithemtic, along with dyslexia and difficulties in reading and spelling, are terms that we parents are increasingly confronted with in connection with school and children.
The phenomenon of dyscalculia is still not as comprehensively researched as the phenomenon of dyslexia, but experts assume that the difficulties in dealing with numbers, number spaces and basic arithmetic have the same underlying causes.
The same principle applies here too. Does my child have the prerequisites for stress-free learning or is it already stressed when math is on the timetable? If so, it is also necessary to differentiate between dyscalculia and weakness in arithmetic. This is the only way to provide effective help.
Children with math problems often have tactile or sensorimotor deficits. Tactile perception is important for later set theory. Fine motor skills and perceptual constancy are prerequisites for understanding mathematics. Mathematical basics can be introduced in a playful way at an early age. Each child works at their own pace and if the tens space is not automatically available, it makes no sense to introduce the number range up to 100.
It is better to slowly gain experience instead of memorizing truths. The meaning of mathematical actions must be understood in order to be able to apply the methods correctly (cf. Heinrich Pestalozzi)
Early detection helps to manage the symptoms with specialized training. Neglect can lead to additional difficulties that require further help. Especially when the complexity and speed increases, children with with poor arithmetic skills are at the end of their compensatory strategies.
The AFS test reveals the background and enables the targeted derivation of individual training. This training often starts at a very basic level. However, this is necessary in order to acquire a solid understanding of basic mathematics.
The AFS method helps people with dyslexia and dyscalculia to learn to read, write and do math more easily. The first Austrian association for dyslexia has been supporting these people for more than 25 years, making it the largest independent organization of its kind in Austria. The AFS method is successful in over 65 countries worldwide. Find out more in this informative video. (Source: EÖDL)
"A dyslexic person with good or average intelligence perceives their environment differently, their attention wanes when they encounter letters or numbers, as they perceive them differently than non-dyslexic people due to their differentiated partial performance. This results in difficulties in learning reading, writing and arithmetic."
Dr. Astrid Kopp-Duller 1995
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