Math disability linked to problem relating quantities to numerals

Tuesday, October 25, 2011 - 08:00 in Mathematics & Economics

Children who start elementary school with difficulty associating small exact quantities of items with the printed numerals that represent those quantities are more likely to develop a math-related learning disability than are their peers, according to a study supported by the National Institutes of Health.

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