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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My dyslexia/discalculia kid struggled all through school - he is now in college, so he made it! Yes, grades yo yo a lot and things can go south in an instant. It is really frustrating for everyone. Often the core deficit in kids with both dyslexia and discalculia is working memory. Everything slips away - the letters or words you just read, the numbers you are supposed to be multiplying, the formula you need. Of course it impacts history and science, too - the facts, definitions, etc leak away. It is emotionally crushing to the kid and leads to fatalism and lack of effort…which leads to more failure. You just have to keep plowing through.

However, the type of math tutoring can matter A LOT. Look up Marilyn’s Multisensory Math. She runs trainings for teachers and tutors plus summer sessions for kids, I think the main one is for algebra. She works with ASDEC a lot so you can probably find her workshops etc through their website, and I think they have a list of tutors trained by her. [/quote]

Thank you for these specific recommendations! I realized I abbreviated too quickly but he has dyscalc and dysgraphia (not dyslexia) but know there is some overlap. We are considering a general math tutor who also worked with the standard test prep companies, and perhaps there are important tips that can be taught now. Strangely I know he would be much better off with harder tests. I'll look more into Marilyn; hopefully some virtual options or things outside of DC. Our DS has some interest and solid understanding of some quantitative nature--it's a devastating double whammy that he has a math LD AND a bad teacher (by all accounts) [/quote]

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