Category: Math

High School Tutoring: 3 Tips That Work for Teens

My daughter Alexandrine was diagnosed with dyslexia in high school. She’ll tell you that she despised tutoring. Here’s what we’ve both learned about high school tutoring, including what to look for in a tutor and how to pay for it when the budget is tight. She Despised High School Tutoring She started in eleventh grade. […]

Math Dyslexia – it’s really called dyscalculia

Difficulties with math can be referred to as math dyslexia, but it’s actually a separate issue called dyscalculia. Pronunciation First, let’s start with the pronunciation because it’s a bit tricky. It’s actually pronounced “dis-kal-KOO-lee-uh.” If we look at the morphology of the word we have “dys” from the Greek meaning difficult and calculare from Latin […]