VISION PSYCHOLOGY
Lim Choon Guan-IMH, Helmy Faber, Daniel Fung-IMH (2025) Living with Dyscalculia.
In this book, you will find insights from three leading experts in the fields of child psychiatry and educational psychology in Singapore, each bringing a wealth of knowledge and a unique perspective to the table. We delve into the origins of dyscalculia, exploring both the neurological and developmental aspects to give you a thorough understanding of the ‘why’ behind the challenges your child may be facing.
Range of Psycho-Educational Assessments and Interventions:
- Dyscalculia – The assessment will be conducted following the guidelines described in the ‘Dyscalculia Diagnostics Protocol – Singapore’.
- Dyslexia
- Intelligence Testing (IQ)
- Learning and Behavioural Difficulties
- School readiness for Primary/Elementary school
- Math- and Test Anxiety
- Dyscalculia Screening
- Math Intervention, from K2 onwards
All psycho-educational testing is tailored to the individual requirements of the student and conducted over 2 to 3 sessions.
Dyscalculia is a specific learning disorder in mathematics, characterized by severe and persistent difficulties in learning math, while the IQ mostly falls in the average range. Students who have already been diagnosed with other learning or developmental disorders such as dyslexia, ADHD, autism, dyspraxia, dysgraphia may have dyscalculia as well. Dyscalculia also occurs singly and students may experience math- and test anxiety as well.
Characteristics:
Kindergarten;
- Difficulties with counting forward and backward
Primary/Secondary school;
- Poor number sense
- Slow working pace
- Difficulties with basic addition, subtraction, multiplication and division
- Difficulties with sequences, math vocabulary
- Difficulties with mental math, telling time, handling money
- Difficulties understanding math concepts
- Reluctant to play math games
- Lack of progress compared to peers
Dyslexia is a specific learning disorder in reading and spelling; characterized by difficulties with phonological awareness, verbal memory, and verbal processing speed. Students with these difficulties may also have math difficulties or sometimes Dyscalculia. Among students who have been diagnosed with dyslexia, around 50-60% may have difficulties in math and a smaller percentage has dyscalculia.
Range of Psycho-Educational Assessments and Interventions:
- Dyscalculia – The assessment will be conducted following the guidelines described in the ‘Dyscalculia Diagnostics Protocol – Singapore’ (DDP-S).
- Dyslexia – The assessment will be conducted following the guidelines described in the ‘Dyslexia Diagnostics Protocol – Singapore’ (DLDP-S).
- Intelligence Testing (IQ)
- Learning and Behavioural Difficulties
- School readiness for Primary/Elementary school
- Math- and Test Anxiety
- Re-evaluation testing for dyscalculia and dyslexia
- Dyscalculia Screening
- Math Intervention, from K2 onwards
All psycho-educational testing is tailored to the individual requirements of the student and conducted over 2 to 3 sessions.
Dyscalculia is a specific learning disorder in mathematics, characterized by severe and persistent difficulties in learning math, while the IQ mostly falls in the average range. Students who have already been diagnosed with other learning or developmental disorders such as dyslexia, ADHD, autism, dyspraxia, dysgraphia may have dyscalculia as well. Dyscalculia also occurs singly and students may experience math- and test anxiety as well.
It is vital to perform extensive diagnostic testing to establish whether a student has dyscalculia or math difficulties.
Characteristics:
Kindergarten;
- Difficulties with counting forward and backward
- Difficulties with sequences, math vocabulary Primary/Secondary school;
- Poor number sense
- Slow working pace
- Difficulties with basic addition, subtraction, multiplication and division
- Difficulties with mental math, telling time, handling money
- Difficulties understanding math concepts
- Reluctant to play math games
- Lack of progress compared to peers
Dyslexia is a specific learning disorder in reading and spelling; characterized by difficulties with phonological awareness, verbal memory, and verbal processing speed. Students with these difficulties may also have math difficulties or sometimes Dyscalculia. Among students who have been diagnosed with dyslexia, around 50-60% may have difficulties in math and a smaller percentage has dyscalculia.
It is important to conduct extensive testing to establish whether a student has dyslexia.
Lim Choon Guan-IMH, Helmy Faber, Daniel Fung-IMH (2025) Living with Dyscalculia.
In this book, you will find insights from three leading experts in the fields of child psychiatry and educational psychology in Singapore, each bringing a wealth of knowledge and a unique perspective to the table. We delve into the origins of dyscalculia, exploring both the neurological and developmental aspects to give you a thorough understanding of the ‘why’ behind the challenges your child may be facing.
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This is an easy read guide to help and support for people with maths difficulties. It reminded me how much we take for granted and how we need to ensure the foundation skills are in place to be able to become more confident.
Dr Amanda Kirby (UK)
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The Math Handbook by Helmy Faber reviews many math topics at the elementary school. As a parent and Educational Psychologist, this book has helped me to understand how students make visual associations with math skills without rote repetition and memorization.
Dr. Liz Matheis
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I was very impressed with The Math Handbook. Each topic has a lucid explanation and sufficient examples suitable for anyone struggling with math. Overall, excellent content and would highly recommend this book to anyone facing challenges in mathematics.
Amazon buyers
This is an easy read guide to help and support for people with maths difficulties. It reminded me how much we take for granted and how we need to ensure the foundation skills are in place to be able to become more confident.
Dr Amanda Kirby (UK)
on Amazon
The Math Handbook by Helmy Faber reviews many math topics at the elementary school. As a parent and Educational Psychologist, this book has helped me to understand how students make visual associations with math skills without rote repetition and memorization.
Dr. Liz Matheis
on Amazon
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