Examples of Math Difficulties

Math Calculations

• Difficulty with learning and identifying math vocabulary

• Difficulty retrieving math facts due to the weaknesses in automatizing the relationship between numbers and words

Math Problem Solving

• Difficulty with learning and identifying math vocabulary

• Difficulty with word problems in general depending on the complexity of language used

• Difficulty determining operations in word problems

• Problems understanding the relationships between number symbols and words

Math Strategies

• Teach math vocabulary

• Convert story problems to visual representation

• Teach synonyms for math vocabulary (e.g. sum = add = plus)