SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – Did you know there’s a learning disorder that makes it difficult for some people to do math? Just as dyslexia can make it difficult for some people to read, dyscalculia ...

Whitney Donielson’s troubles with math started when she was in second grade. Her class was learning the multiplication tables — an exercise in rote memorization that her teacher would test using timed ...

You’ve heard of dyslexia, but have you heard of dyscalculia? As educators, we’re well versed in teaching literacy, yet struggle when a student claims, “I’m just not good at math.” Instead of ...

There are some people—incredibly intelligent people, no less—for whom a grasp of numbers is entirely elusive. Is 6 bigger than 5? What is halfway between 200 and 400? If I give you $10 for a $7.50 ...

(NEXSTAR) – Larry Mullen Jr., the drummer for U2, has revealed he was diagnosed with a condition known as dyscalculia, which affects his ability to deal with numbers and math. “I’ve always known that ...

Hilde Orloff sits in a 5-foot by 4-foot booth, spinning phrases such as “a fraction with the numerator 6 times, open parens, x plus 5, closed parens, over the denominator 5.” Every once in a while, ...

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