ABSTRACT
This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book describes some of the most significant factors that have been identified as possible causes of dyscalculia and mathematical learning disabilities. It provides a way of looking at these symptoms from the teachers’ and parents’ perspective. The book aims to describe various children who were suspected to have dyscalculia. It discusses guidelines for teachers and parents that aim to help children deal with their mathematics issues and promote in them a better disposition to numbers. The book illustrates the main approaches developed to enhance mathematical skills in children of various ages who have dyscalculia and related disorders. It proposes some activities that can be implemented by teachers in the school context during the mathematics lessons, including digital and generally ludic instruments for training in a fun way.
