For students who struggle with math due to dyscalculia, engaging virtual games and programs help to motivate and create a positive learning environment. The exciting nature of the games prevent early discouragement and disengagement with mathematics, leading to more completion and further willingness to learn when compared to learning with traditional methods (whiteboards, textbooks, etc.). Virtual math games and programs to teach lessons promotes learning in students with dyscalculia by lowering the frustration, discouragement, and mistake negativity that are more common in standard curriculum ( de Castro et al., 2014).

When using a virtual, interactive environment, dyslexic students preform more similarly to their neurotypical peers in spatial-cognition abilities because they emphasize spatial and visual skills as opposed to literacy prowess (Winn et. al., 2006). They also help emphasize engagement and lower frustration in users.