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Dyscalculia at School, Decoded

When math is the problem and the school says practice the facts

$24

61 pages · 9 worksheets · 8 checklists · Instant PDF

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What’s inside

  • 8 checklists, from the papers to have in hand to the questions about the evaluation and the week you decide to ask
  • 9 fill-in worksheets: what you have noticed, the intervention record, your request record, the math rows on the report, after the decision, the math page of the IEP, the 504 question, your state's rules, and the plan on one page
  • Two blank one-page letters you fill in yourself: the request for an initial evaluation in mathematics, and the request that a private evaluation be considered
  • 9 figures, including reading and math in the regulation, the two routes to a specific learning disability, the two math areas and their subtests, an IEP beside a 504 plan, and the next two weeks
  • Ten states, read from their own rules: the routes each uses to find a specific learning disability, whether it names both math areas, whether it names dyscalculia anywhere, any math screening law, the evaluation clock in its own unit, and the state test's calculator rule, in one table (California, Colorado, Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington)
  • A two-week plan from the first worksheet to the meeting

About this guide

Your child reads well, but a math fact learned on Monday is gone by Wednesday. The math grade does not match the effort at the kitchen table, and the advice from school is the same each time: she just needs to practice. Maybe a private evaluator's report says dyscalculia, and the school has said it does not test for that. This guide explains how the federal rules work at each of those moments, the way a good advocate would on the phone: steady, specific, and in order.

Dyscalculia is the everyday word; the law's category is specific learning disability, and the federal regulation names two math areas of its own, mathematics calculation and mathematics problem solving. This guide decodes the path that runs through them: what a math learning disability is and what the law calls it; the instruction question behind practice the facts, screening, and intervention, and the data you can ask to see; how to ask for an evaluation in writing, naming both math areas, with the consent form and the clock explained; what the math evaluation must cover, which subtests you will see on the report and which federal area each one speaks to; how the eligibility group decides, the seven things its written determination must say, and what a private diagnosis does and does not do; what an IEP can hold for math, from the math baseline to specially designed instruction, classroom supports, test accommodations and the teacher who has to be told; the Section 504 route for a math disability; and ten states' own rules, read from their own statutes and regulations. Every timeline, right and requirement carries its citation in the sentence where you read it, so you can check each one yourself. Written for the United States special education system under IDEA and Section 504.

Who it is for: a parent, usually a mother, of a school-age child who is years behind in math, or whose math grades have fallen while the IEP addresses something else, who has been told to practice the facts, that the screening came back fine, that the district does not test for dyscalculia, or that a private diagnosis changes nothing. Your alternative is an educational advocate at 100 to 300 dollars an hour. This guide costs less than a quarter of one of those hours.

61 pages, US Letter, instant digital download (PDF). Print the worksheets and the letters as many times as you need.

Before you buy

When do I get it?

The download link appears the moment checkout completes, and the same link is emailed to you, so you have a copy either way.

What do I need to open it?

One PDF, 61 pages, 9 worksheets, 8 checklists. Any free PDF reader opens it on a phone, tablet, or computer, and it is laid out for standard US Letter paper if you would rather print it.

Are the letters and worksheets fillable?

The letter templates use bracketed fields you replace with your own details, and the worksheets are built to be printed and filled in by hand. If you would rather stay on screen, most PDF apps, including the free readers, let you type anywhere on a page with their comment or fill and sign tools.

Will this work in my state?

Federal law is the backbone of every guide, and it applies in every state. Where states are allowed to differ, the guide says so plainly, and a state number appears only when it has been verified against that state's own rules, with the citation printed beside it. Every guide is date-stamped with its version and review date, so you can see how current it is.

What if it is not what I needed?

Every guide is backed by a 30-day money-back guarantee. Email [email protected] within 30 days of buying and you get a full refund. The full guarantee explains how it works.

How was this guide made?

Various tools, including AI tools, were utilized by the shop owner to help in research and the creation of this guide.

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Does dyscalculia qualify a child for an IEP

Dyscalculia is not a term in the federal regulations, and a diagnosis does not decide eligibility. Here is the category a child is evaluated under, the two math areas, who decides, and what a private report can and cannot do.

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