Maths
How to find students who are struggling with maths early, and what effective intervention looks like, including for dyscalculia. I've gathered webinars and guides on universal screening in maths, Tier 2 and Tier 3 intervention and dyscalculia, many of them practical enough to use with a team.
Practices in this area:Universal screeningProgress monitoringTier 2 and Tier 3 interventionDyscalculiaInclusive maths lessons
School story
Department of Education, Victoria · 2:43 · Primary · Australia
A Department of Education, Victoria video on supporting students with maths learning difficulties at Docklands Primary School.
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Webinar
National Center on Intensive Intervention · About 1 hour · USA
Dr Sarah Powell walks through free tools from the National Center on Intensive Intervention for assessing and teaching students with maths difficulty.
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Explainer
Centre for Educational Neuroscience · 8:12 · UK
A short video from the Centre for Educational Neuroscience on facts and myths about dyscalculia. A sensible first watch before a staff discussion.
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Explainer
Numerical Cognition Laboratory, Western University, with Daniel Ansari · 5:00 · Canada
Professor Daniel Ansari of Western University explains what developmental dyscalculia is in five minutes. A good first watch before his longer webinar.
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Webinar
Think Forward Educators, with Brad Nguyen, Docklands Primary School · About 1 hour · 2025 · Australia
Brad Nguyen explains how Docklands Primary uses the Acadience Math universal screener, what the assessment involves and how the results inform support and school improvement.
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Webinar
Think Forward Educators, with Sarah Powell · 30 to 60 minutes · 2023 · USA
Sarah Powell outlines five evidence-based practices for students who find maths hard, namely modelling and practice, vocabulary, multiple representations, fluency building and word problem solving.
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Webinar
Think Forward Educators, with Nathalie Parry · 30 to 60 minutes · 2023 · Australia
Nathalie Parry helps educators understand, identify and support students with maths learning difficulties, including dyscalculia, and explains why early identification matters.
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Webinar
Think Forward Educators, with Bree Jimenez · 30 to 60 minutes · 2024 · USA
Bree Jimenez presents research on including students with complex learning needs in age-aligned maths lessons through personalised supports, explicit early numeracy teaching and embedded systematic instruction.
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Webinar
Education Scotland · About 1 hour · UK
Education Scotland's webinar on understanding dyscalculia. A full session for maths leaders and intervention staff.
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Webinar
LD@school, with Daniel Ansari · About 1 hour 10 minutes · Canada
Professor Daniel Ansari's webinar for Canada's LD@school explains developmental dyscalculia, a specific learning disability affecting maths in about five per cent of children. The page includes a transcript.
FreeOpens at ldatschool.ca
Series
National Center on Intensive Intervention · Series · Eight modules · USA
Eight free training modules from the National Center on Intensive Intervention on delivering intensive maths intervention and adjusting it using student data. Suited to interventionists and maths leaders.
FreeOpens at intensiveintervention.org
Dyscalculia
The NCETM Podcast · with Cat Eadle
Dyscalculia specialist Cat Eadle explains what dyscalculia is, how it differs from other maths difficulties, and how mastery-style teaching can help. A short listen of a little over twenty minutes.
FreeOpens at ncetm.org.uk
Number sense and maths difficulties
Knowledge for Teachers · with Daniel Ansari
Cognitive neuroscientist Daniel Ansari explains what young children need to understand about numbers and why some students struggle with maths from the start.
FreeOpens at knowledgeforteachers.podbean.com
Early numeracy screening
Knowledge for Teachers · with Nancy Jordan
Professor Nancy Jordan discusses her research on early numeracy, including number sense, screeners, intervention and fractions.
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Department of Education, Victoria · Guide · 2022 · Australia
Victoria's guide for teachers on numeracy difficulties, including dyscalculia. It explains core number abilities, a three-phase assessment process and intervention across the response to intervention tiers.
FreeOpens at education.vic.gov.au
National Center on Intensive Intervention · Guides and explainers · USA
A short guide from the National Center on Intensive Intervention explaining key practices to use when teaching students who need intensive maths intervention.
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Craig Barton (Tips for Teachers) · Substack · 2026 · UK
Barton summarises a very large international analysis linking maths anxiety with lower achievement, and considers what teachers can reasonably take from a correlational finding of this kind.
FreeOpens at tipsforteachers.substack.com
What Works Clearinghouse (Fuchs and colleagues) · 2021 · Practice guide · USA
A What Works Clearinghouse practice guide with six recommendations for maths intervention in the primary years, from systematic instruction and mathematical language to number lines, word problems and timed fluency activities.
FreeOpens at ies.ed.gov
