Dyscalculia - From Science to Education

In this new edition of his best-selling text, Brian Butterworth explains the latest research in the science of dyscalculia. He shows that dyscalculia is caused by a deficit in the ability to represent the number of objects in a set, differentiating dyscalculia from other forms of early mathematical learning difficulties.

List of contents

1 What is Dyscalculia, Officially?
2 Number Sense and the 'Starter Kit'
3 The Starter kit: The Beginnings of Counting and Arithmetic
4 Core Deficit in Number Sense: The Cause of Dyscalculia
5 Development of Arithmetic
6 The Arithmetical Brain and the Dyscalculic Brain
7 Causes of Dyscalculia
8 Society, School, and Home
9 Assessment: How to Identify Dyscalculic Learners
10 Intervention for Dyscalculic Learners
11 Policy: What to do about Dyscalculia Locally and Nationally

About the author

Brian Butterworth is Emeritus Professor of Cognitive Neuropsychology at the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience at University College London, UK.

Product details

• Authors: Brian (University College London Butterworth, Butterworth Brian
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 22.09.2025
• EAN: 9781032579504
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3257950-4
• No. of pages: 248
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; EDUCATION / General, EDUCATION / Inclusive Education, EDUCATION / Special Education / Learning Disabilities, Teaching of students with learning difficulties, Teaching of a specific subject, Primary & middle schools, Primary and middle schools, Teaching of dyslexic students