Top Tips from Helpline - Maths

At the British Dyslexia Association we believe that every kind of brain should be valued for its unique way of looking at the world, and we are here to provide support

Top Tips for working on maths:

• talk through, write out then draw the maths problem in colour
• break the task into subsets – identify key words e.g. find the difference / how many more / what is the total / how many altogether
• use real life cues and physical objects such as cutting up an apple to learn about fractions, 2p coins to count in 2s
• do short, frequent review sessions – 10 minutes a day is better than one hour a week
• try to make maths part of everyday life “The bus was due at 11:20 but it’s 11:35 now, how long have we been waiting?” Encourage children to bake and cook, ask children to count coins and change etc.
• find age appropriate maths and counting games