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Effective interventions for a dyslexic and dyscalculia child in the fourth grade

Purpose The purpose of my study is to explore effective interventions for a dyslexic and dyscalculia child in the fourth grade Parents should be informed that children with dyslexia not only have difficulties in reading but with math too which is known as dyscalculia The Understood Team 2017 Dyslexia is having difficulties reading and processing the sounds of words Dyscalculia is having difficulty with comprehension and processing number concepts and skills in math The child I am using for this study has issues recalling basic math facts does not understand many words related to math and uses his fingers to count I also noticed that he becomes frustrated and confused which then causes the child to become anxious and angry then shuts down Some interventions that I will use for this study is a software called text to speech TTS and guided practice In this study I will use different techniques to collect data including pretest and posttest informal formal observations and interviews The assessments will help me gather feedback on the severity of his learning disabilities and give me a clear sense of the student progress

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