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Preschool students practice math using manipulatives at a public school in Boston in 2016. Experts say all students, not only those with dyscalculia, could benefit from using manipulatives to help visualize problems and graph paper to assist in lining up numbers. (Lillian Mongeau/The Hechinger Report via AP)

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Math disabilities hold many students back. Schools often don't screen for them
By JACKIE MADER OF THE HECHINGER REPORT
Mon,10/16/23-11:14PM , 101 Reads
Laura Jackson became seriously concerned about her daughter and math when the girl was in third grade. While many of her classmates flew through multiplication tests, Jackson’s daughter relied on her fingers to count, had difficulty reading clocks and burst into tears when asked at home to practice math flashcards.
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