Dyscalculia is a specific disorder manifesting itself in difficulties with acquiring and the use of basic maths skills.

Dyscalculia is a complex specific learning disorder that can manifest in one or more of the following areas:

• Pre-number concepts/ Propaedeutical exercises for creating the concept of number
• Natural numbers
• Basic mathematical operations
• Word problems
• Geometry
• Conversion of units
• Estimation of results
• Maths in everyday life – financial literacy, spatial orientation

A pupil may already start facing these difficulties at a pre-school age.

These problems can make it difficult for pupils to learn the subject matter, mainly in maths and other subjects where a pupil uses mathematical procedures (physics, chemistry).

Basic principles of working with pupils with dyscalculia:

• Respect slower working pace in maths and related topics
• It is advisable to divide the assignments that a pupil cannot do into partial steps and systematically fixate them.
• While doing the numerical procedures, s/he can use a calculator
• It is a good idea to involve mathematical overviews and aids