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### The impact of dyslexia on learning mathematics, and available resources

I think the short answer to your question is that you are (like many people) confusing the arithmetic that you called 'mathematics' at school with the mathematics that mathematicians do. I very rarely ...
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### Appropriate ways/sayings to discourage undergraduate students' overreliance on calculators

Modeling mental math strategies as part of your teaching is important. I make a show of the fact that I'm not pulling out a calculator. I also show them how I think through certain calculations: "36*...
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### Appropriate ways/sayings to discourage undergraduate students' overreliance on calculators

I think one reason students reach for their calculators so readily is out of fear. They are afraid that they will get the answer wrong, and would rather rely on an oracle which "always gives the ...
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### Instilling a Growth Mindset in a Student Diagnosed With Dyscalculia

To lay this out at the front, I do not have have any medical or therapeutic credentials -- I just have certification in both secondary mathematics and special education. I will also be a bit US-...
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### Appropriate ways/sayings to discourage undergraduate students' overreliance on calculators

Show them instances where it would be easier to calculate mentally than it would be to use a calculator. Some examples: $1+1$ $123456789+0$ $11111+11111+11111+11111+11111$ $123456789-123456789$ ...
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