Developmental Dyscalculia
From Brain Mechanisms to Educational Applications
- 1st Edition - July 9, 2025
- Latest edition
- Editors: Yarden Gliksman, Liane Kaufmann, Avishai Henik
- Language: English
Developmental Dyscalculia: From Brain Mechanisms to Educational Applications presents research with a domain-general approach. It examines issues in the fields of numerical… Read more
Developmental Dyscalculia: From Brain Mechanisms to Educational Applications presents research with a domain-general approach. It examines issues in the fields of numerical and non-numerical cognitive domains, neuro- mechanisms, and pedagogic issues to pave the way to a bridge between lab research, daily life, and curriculum applications, with a goal of finding a pathway to early diagnosis and interventions of developmental dyscalculia. It will be of interest to researchers with interests in cognitive neuroscience and education, to contribute fruitful discussions between education and neuro-cognition.
- Presents an interdisciplinary approach to developmental dyscalculia
- Highlights heterogeneity and variability in developmental dyscalculia
- Bridges research, daily life, and applications in curriculum
- Includes content on early diagnosis and interventions
Researchers in neuroscienceClinicians and educations who work with children with developmental dyscalculia
Section 1 - Theoretical models for DD
1. Domain general and mathematical difficulties
2. An operational definition of math learning disability and dyscalculia in the framework of the CHC model of cognitive abilities and the Concordance-Discordance Model of SLD identification
Section 2 - DD and other cognitive domains
3. The role of language in developing mathematics and mathematical difficulties
4. The role of working memory in developmental dyscalculia
5. Developmental Dyscalculia and Math Anxiety
Section 3 - Educational implications and treatment
6. Helping students with mathematics difficulties to succeed in word problems; or: Promoting word problem-solving among students with mathematics difficulties
7. Educational needs of children with dyscalculia
8. Diagnosing and supporting children with difficulties in learning mathematics - a mathematics education perspective
9. Examining the performance of dyscalculic learners in a curriculum-based mathematics assessment
Section 4 - DD and inter and intra subjects’ variability
10. Intra and inter subject variability in mathematical learning difficulties
11. Profiles of developmental dyscalculia
12. Individual differences in arithmetic: implications for dyscalculia
13. Association between math and executive functions
Section 5 - Neural correlates of DD
14. How brain imaging findings may inform theoretical concepts of developmental dyscalculia
15. Cerebellum, mathematics and developmental dyscalculia
16. Behavioral genetics, molecular genetics and genetic syndromes
17. Dyscalculia and the brain 18. Neurobiological underpinnings of developmental dyscalculia
1. Domain general and mathematical difficulties
2. An operational definition of math learning disability and dyscalculia in the framework of the CHC model of cognitive abilities and the Concordance-Discordance Model of SLD identification
Section 2 - DD and other cognitive domains
3. The role of language in developing mathematics and mathematical difficulties
4. The role of working memory in developmental dyscalculia
5. Developmental Dyscalculia and Math Anxiety
Section 3 - Educational implications and treatment
6. Helping students with mathematics difficulties to succeed in word problems; or: Promoting word problem-solving among students with mathematics difficulties
7. Educational needs of children with dyscalculia
8. Diagnosing and supporting children with difficulties in learning mathematics - a mathematics education perspective
9. Examining the performance of dyscalculic learners in a curriculum-based mathematics assessment
Section 4 - DD and inter and intra subjects’ variability
10. Intra and inter subject variability in mathematical learning difficulties
11. Profiles of developmental dyscalculia
12. Individual differences in arithmetic: implications for dyscalculia
13. Association between math and executive functions
Section 5 - Neural correlates of DD
14. How brain imaging findings may inform theoretical concepts of developmental dyscalculia
15. Cerebellum, mathematics and developmental dyscalculia
16. Behavioral genetics, molecular genetics and genetic syndromes
17. Dyscalculia and the brain 18. Neurobiological underpinnings of developmental dyscalculia
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: July 9, 2025
- Language: English
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Yarden Gliksman
Dr. Yarden Gliksman is a faculty member in the Behavioral Sciences department at Ruppin Academic Center. She is a cognitive psychologist and an expert in learning disabilities. She has a strong background in basic and applied sciences, and over 15 years of hands-on experience in the fields of education, teacher training and learning disabilities diagnosis and interventions, specifically in the field of numerical cognition and developmental dyscalculia. She serves as an ad-hoc reviewer of peer-revied journals.
Affiliations and expertise
Ruppin Academic Centre, Department of Behavioral Sciences, IsraelLK
Liane Kaufmann
Dr. Liane Kaufman is a senior scientist at the University of Innsbruck, Austria. She is a clinical psychologist with a specialization in clinical neuropsychology. She is editor-in-chief of the scientific journal “Lernen und Lernstörungen” / “Learning and Learning Disabilities” (German-language journal that also publishes English-language manuscripts) and an ad-hoc reviewer of peer-reviewed journals. The main research interests of Dr. Kaufmann are numerical cognition, and attentional and executive processes in healthy individuals and clinical populations.
Affiliations and expertise
Department of Neurology and Clinical Neuropsychology, Ernst von Bergmann Klinikum Potsdam, Potsdam, GermanyAH
Avishai Henik
Dr. Avishai Henik is a Professor of Psychology at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. He holds a consulting editorial position with several journals (e.g., Psychonomic Bulletin and Review, Journal of Experimental Psychology: General) and serves regularly as an ad-hoc reviewer for various journals in the field and for granting agencies. Dr. Henik has over 300 publications of which most are in peer-reviewed journals. He has edited or co-edited three books in the area of numerical cognition. A leader in the field, he was awarded a prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Researcher grant to continue his cutting-edge research on the contribution of non-countable dimensions to the development and understanding of numerical cognition.
Affiliations and expertise
Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Psychology, Department of Psychology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, IsraelRead Developmental Dyscalculia on ScienceDirect