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Why Are the Numbers All Jumbled?: A Book About Dyscalculia (Paperback)

Why Are the Numbers All Jumbled?: A Book About Dyscalculia (Paperback)

A rarely represented learning difference, handled without allowing difficulty with maths to become a measure of a child's intelligence or capability.

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Helpful when

Your child has dyscalculia, finds maths unusually difficult, feels less capable because of schoolwork or is learning about different ways brains process information.

About this resource

A picture book exploring what it can feel like when numbers don't make sense in the way everyone seems to expect them to. Alongside the challenges of dyscalculia, the story makes space for problem-solving, memory, creativity, acting and all the things a child can be good at.

About the series: Part of the Disability Books for Kids series, which explores visible and invisible disabilities through children's perspectives. Each title is written from lived experience and includes a note from the author.

How to use at home

Use the story to separate finding something difficult from being bad at learning. Make a list together of things that come easily, things that take more support and things your child would still like to learn.

Age groups

Preschool (4-6 years), Early primary (6-8 years), and Growing readers & learners (8+ years)

Language

English

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