Those of you who visit here once in a while, may
have noticed that I write a lot about cognitive abilities and math. The reason is that I've decided to upgrade and
reorganize an old presentation about this subject. That is how I re-read Butterworth's paper:
The development of arithmetical abilities. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
46:1 (2005), pp 3–18. http://www.mathematicalbrain.com/pdf/BUTTJCPP05.PDF
This is an outstanding paper, in my
view. It's written in a clear and an eloquent way, and it presents the
main issues in the development of arithmetic abilities that are relevant
to understanding learning disabilities manifested in math and
dyscalculia. I strongly recommend it to
those interested in this subject. At the
end of this paper (which I won't review here, because it's main points will be
included in the presentation I'm preparing and hoping to publish soon) - Butterworth
writes about dyscalculia and defines it according to his point of view (as a
difficulty with number sense).
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