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ADHD and Math Disablities
adhd and math Disabilities: Cognitive Similarities and Instructional Interventions By Amy Platt ABSTRACT: Studies indicate that between 4-7% of the school age population experiences some form of math difficulty (Fuchs & Compton, 2005). 26% of children with adhd have a specific math disability (Mayes & Calhoun, 2006). Children with adhd have been found to have weaknesses with their working memory leading to difficulty with problems involving the manipulation of verbal and non-verbal information (Martinussen & Tannock, 2006). Recent research has looked at the connection between working memory weakness and math difficulty, specifically, arithmetic, algorithm knowledge and problem solving. Swanson and Beebe-Fraser (2004) found that working memory weaknesses contributed to difficulty in mathematical word problem solving beyond that of phonological processing alone.
also been seen to contribute significantly to math disabilities (Martinussen & Tannock, 2006, Fuchs et al. 2006). In another study, Fuchs (2006) looked at the cognitive correlates of Grade Three
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