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Hello, New Year greetings! This is your Discovering Dyscalculia monthly newsletter with the latest in dyscalculia awareness, education, and support.
In this month’s issue:
Writing on Substack means more resources for you!
How to say dyscalculia – help from a children’s book
How I write on dyscalculia
Download the 2026 calendar for dyscalculia
Book review
Dyscalculia Day Events
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In The Dafoompah and Me: a Story for Children with Dyscalculia, author and psychologist Dr. Brennan Whitley provides a helpful tip on how to say dyscalculia. Dr. Whitley breaks this complicated word down in this way:
“DYS (rhymes with miss) – CAL (rhymes with pal) – CULIA (rhymes with Julia)”
I have found this so helpful in guiding others on how to pronounce it correctly and confidently. To learn more about Dr. Brennan Whitley, author of this imaginative children’s book, check out this YouTube interview. Dr. Whitley talks about her journey discovering her own dyscalculia and the work she does supporting students with learning disabilities.
Here are some of my latest written pieces on dyscalculia. Each article is written fully by me, on my laptop, usually with a short extra-hot latte on my desk. I like to print out my drafts to edit with pen and paper, and then my husband does the final edit of each piece. Old school, real person writing. My husband joked that I write with BI (biological intelligence) rather than AI.
To the Tired Parent Raising a Child with Learning Disabilities. In this piece I share about how exhausting it can be to support a child with learning disabilities, while offering some hope and encouragement as well. I tell of a recent moment of success our family celebrated in our current journey with dyscalculia.
Let’s Talk about Learning Strategies for Dyscalculia. This is a written piece and audio recording from my paid product, the Audio Guide to Math Education for Dyscalculia and helpful for parents and teachers who want to know how to help struggling students succeed in the math classroom.
Why Calendars are Problematic + Downloadable PDF Calendar. While this post is for all, paid subscribers can download the printable PDF of my daughter’s calendar in this article. Use it to help your student better understand calendars this new year.
Do you ever wonder why your child asks you when something will happen instead of just checking the calendar? Or why your student resists using a planner to organize their schoolwork?
If your student is dyscalculic, their ability to understand and successfully use a calendar as a tool is impacted by their dyscalculia.
Using her own experience, my dyscalculic daughter redesigned a calendar so it would make more sense for dyscalculic minds. She uses this calendar as her daily planner to track due dates for schoolwork, appointments, and events. I use it as our family wall calendar for easy reference for our whole family.
The feedback from other dyscalculics is that it has been immensely helpful for them! Learn more about her calendar in this free post on Substack. Paid subscribers can download her 2026 Calendar and Planner for themselves.
Thank you to a parent from Thailand who wrote me this week and had this to say about my book:
“You have written a hands-on story, very relatable…Your book is like a roadmap for us parents…Your book was the best starting point ever.”
I’m honored to hear how the book is helping families around the world. If you haven’t read it yet, get your copy here. It’s a short, easy read packed with helpful information and relatable stories.
Dyscalculia Day is coming up in March! The Dyscalculia Network UK hosts this global annual event for parents, educators, and dyscalculic individuals. There are separate days for each specific group so you can register for whichever is of most interest to you – for Teachers, Parents, or Adults. Because of the time zone difference, I register each year and listen to the replays. Learn more and register on the Dyscalculia Network website.
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Your dyscalculia specialist and guide,
Laura M. Jackson
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