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This is an extremely interesting chapter that describes children’s difficulties in mathematics. It discusses the problem of learning difficulties in mathematics. As the authors point out, mathematical difficulties are indeed very common. This has been found to be so internationally (Butterworth 2005; Bzufka et al. 2000; Gross-Tsur et al. 1996), though there can be problems in defining the point where they are severe, specific and persistent enough to be diagnosed as a specific disability (Mazzocco and Myers 2003). Studies in the UK (e.g. Bynner and Parsons 1997) have shown that persistent numeracy difficulties in adulthood are much commoner and at least as disabling as literacy difficulties.
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Dowker, A. (2012). Commentary on the Chapter by Marjorie Montague and Asha Jitendra, “Research-Based Mathematics Instruction for Students with Learning Disabilities”. In: Forgasz, H., Rivera, F. (eds) Towards Equity in Mathematics Education. Advances in Mathematics Education. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27702-3_45
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