Top Tips on how you can help your dyscalculic child/young person at home
- Liaise with your child’s school: good communication and good relationships are essential.
Ask the school what you can help with at home and practice with your child: little and often, revise and repeat, is key to success.
Use hands on manipulatives at home: preferably the same manipulatives that are being used in school.
Talk about maths positively at home: your enthusiasm as a role model will rub off on your child!
Use real life examples of maths around you: talk about maths in everyday situations such as when baking, doing DIY or craft or at the supermarket.
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Give your child/young adult pocket money in cash: help develop budgeting skills by having money boxes for spending and saving.
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Use the power of ‘yet’ when they say they can’t do it/don’t understand: say you can’t do it/don’t understand it yet.
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Use praise as much as possible: hearing we are good at something goes a long way to improve confidence.
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If you consider an assessment or a tutor privately ensure they have the correct specialist dyscalculia qualification/s: an index can be found on our website.
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Find support for you: being well supported you will be in a better position to help your child.
