Dyslexia BC will be hosting an on-line zoom meeting featuring Dr. Daniel Ansari from the Numerical Cognition Laboratory (www.numericalcognition.org)
January 12, 2021 at 6:00 pm.
Early predictors of later reading success have been discovered in the study of typical and atypical reading (such as phonological awareness and phonics). The discovery of these key building blocks of the reading brain have been translated into screeners for children at risk for reading failure, as well as evidence-based interventions for struggling readers.
Dr. Daniel Ansari will discuss whether similar key foundational skills can be identified for better understanding individual differences in early numeracy development and what they are.
In this context, Dr. Ansari will show how children learn the meaning of numerical symbols (i.e. number words and Arabic numerals) and how differences between children in their processing of symbols maps onto their learning of arithmetic.
Dr. Ansari will discuss the implications of this work for screening and remediation of mathematical learning difficulties. Furthermore, the overlap between reading and mathematical difficulties will be discussed. Finally, Dr. Ansari will discuss what we know about mathematics anxiety and gender differences in math skills.
Registration for this seminar is required. This event will be recorded in case registered participants are unable to view it at the time of the session. If you do not wish to use Eventbrite, please contact
Cathy at 778-839-1540 or [email protected]
Daniel Ansari:
Daniel Ansari received his PhD from University College London in 2003. Presently, Daniel Ansari is a Professor and Canada Research Chair in the Department of Psychology and the Brain & Mind Institute at the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario, where he heads the Numerical Cognition Laboratory (www.numericalcognition.org). Ansari and his team explore the developmental trajectory underlying both the typical and atypical development of numerical and mathematical skills, using both behavioral and neuroimaging methods.