Dyscalculia and the Minicalculator

1. Schnur, J. O. and Lang, J. W. Nov. 1976. Just pushing buttons or learning---a case for minicalculators. Arithmetic Teacher 23:7 pp. 559–563.

2. Cech, J. P. Feb. 1972. The effect of the use of desk calculators on attitude and achievement with low-achieving ninth graders. Mathematics Teacher 65:153–186.

3. This program was developed by the author at A Learning Place, an educational clinic in Berkeley and Oakland, California. Over forty fifth and sixth graders were involved in its development.

4. The following programs all stress the meaning and experience of arithmetic and numbers: Nuffield Mathematics Project (published for the Nuffield Foundation by John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1967). Individual titles are: I do and I understand (the guide); Computation and structure; Shape and size; and Graphs leading to algebra.

Stern, C. 1969. Structural arithmetic. Boston: Houghton-Mifflin.

5. The two works listed below thoroughly describe traits commonly associated with learning disabilities:

Johnson, D. J. and Myklebust, H. R. 1967. Learning disabilities: educational principles and practices. New York: Grune and Stratton.

Lerner, J. W. 1976. Children with learning disabilities. Boston: Houghton-Mifflin.