"When my little girl started learning her times-tables in year 2. It brought back bad memories from my own primary school days. Spending hours in the evenings looking at times-table sums. Trying to remember the answers for the weekly class test, which I always failed.

What I did not know then is I am dyslexic. That dyslexic children can struggle with remembering things in the right order.  This makes learning times-tables especially hard. A better way to help me remember would have been to use pictures, colours, stories and games. This is what we use now to help my little girl learn her times-tables" Dyslexic Mum

What Are The Facts, Learn Times-Tables Dyslexia?

Here are 3 reasons why dyslexic kids might struggle to learn times-tables:

• Memory Struggles: Dyslexic kids often struggle with memory and recall information. So this can make remembering lists of time-tables difficult.
• Struggles with Numbers: Children with dyslexia can struggle with the order of numbers and sequence, using multi-sensory learning can help. Using different colours for numbers and sum can help boost memory. ‍
• Use Memory Cues: Dyslexic kids think best in pictures and colours. By teaching times-table sum through songs and stories can help the child remember better.  
• Co-occuring Difficulties: The child may have another learning difficulty alongside dyslexia. They may have Dyscalculia, which means they struggle to process numbers and mathematical sums.

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1) Multi-coloured Times-table Tray: Dyslexic kids learn best by multi-sensory learning. This fun times-table tray is colour coded, perfect for dyslexic kids. Shop now: VingaHouse Multiplication Board Game

2) Times Table Swat Game: Make learning times-tables into a game, with this fun swat game. Shop now: Learning Resources Times Table Swat

3)Times-table Fan: This timetable fan is perfect for helping a dyslexic child at home or in classroom. It is a handy list of timetables sums in bright colours. Shop now: ATP MULTIPLICATION TABLES

4) Colourful Abacus: A great alternative to a calculator, a traditional abacus can help a dyslexic child do times-tables easier. Shop now: VingaHouse Wooden abacus

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Best Value - Timestable Flash Cards: Now test the child on their times-tables using these fun flashcards. The cards combine pictures with Maths sums to help dyslexic kids remember them better. Shop Now Kippson Times Tables Flash Cards

Highly Recommended- Pocket Size Maths Counter: This great little maths counter can fit easily into a child's pocket and taken into clas with them.Shop Now OOCOME Magnetic Arithmetic Learning Toys

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