Although approximately 5–8% of students have a mathematical learning disability (MLD),
researchers have yet to develop a consensus operational definition. To examine how MLD …

Twenty years ago, the main global educational issue was how to arrange schooling for all
children in the world (Dakar, 2000; World Conference on Education for all, Jomtien, 1990) …

The breadth and complexity of the field of mathematics make the identification and study of
the cognitive phenotypes that define learning disabilities in mathematics (MD) a formidable …

Background Profiles of mathematical learning disability (MLD) have been conceptualized in
the literature, but empirical evidence to support them based on academic and cognitive …

It has been asserted that children with mathematics learning difficulties (MLD) constitute a
heterogeneous group. To date, most researchers have investigated differences between …

In the first part of this article, we briefly present the context of mathematics education in Italy
and its specific programs, teaching and assessment methods, use of psychological …

Mathematics is a complex subject including different domains such as arithmetic, arithmetic
problem solving, geometry, algebra, probability, statistics, calculus,... that implies mobilizing …

Learning disabilities In mathematics have received relatively little attention despite the social
relevance of basic arithmetic ability. Early theories of mathematics disability viewed …

Gersten, Jordan, and Flojo (in this series) review their research on math difficulties, with an
emphasis on applying current knowledge to inform practices of early identification and …

Between 5% and 8% of school-age children have some form of memory or cognitive deficit
that interferes with their ability to learn concepts or procedures in one or more mathematical …