Math Problem Solving Disability Complete Guide

Very few math skills are stand-alone skills. 3 R-- Remember the problem correctly I-- Identify the relevant information D-- Determine the operations and unit for expressing the answer E-- Enter the correct numbers calculate and check the answer FASTDRAWMercerMiller1992 LikeRIDEFASTDRAWisanotherstrategy usedtosolvewordproblemsTeacheach stepinthesequenceallowingsufficienttime. Math anxiety is defined as the feelings of tension and anxiety that interfere with the manipulation of numbers and the solving mathematical problems in a wide variety of ordinary life and academic situations Richardson Suinn 1972 p.

Assign manageable amounts of work as skills are learned.

By Sandra Rief MA. For students with learning disabilities LDs word problems can be particularly difficult. Several sources of math disability Memory. Approximately 93 of adult US-Americans indicate that they experience some level of math anxiety Blazer 2011.