Math Skills
What is the purpose of this section?

This section is designed to assess the person's knowledge of arithmetic and higher math skills. Like the Basic Math Skills, this section is done orally rather than in writing. Keep in mind that research on how learning disabilities impact a person's math ability is limited. Many adults may not have practiced certain math applications for some time and with a quick review they are able to complete the questions successfully. Although this section involves oral questions, Dr. Cooper encourages further investigation and actual practice if the practitioner suspects the person is unable to do a math application despite the fact they have responded otherwise.

What to look for?

Watch for the person stating that he or she does not have difficulty with various math operations. For example, if you suspect that the person does not know how to complete fraction operations, but he or she has stated that fractions are no problem, you can write an addition problem with mixed denominators and ask the person to complete the problem. This will show whether the person indeed knows how to complete such operations or just did not know what was meant by that math skill.

Special considerations:

If the person has difficulty with basic math skills, you can skip this section and mark the questions "yes". If the person has not taken algebra and other higher level math, mark these questions with "yes".

Math Skills - Brian's responses are bold

Was it difficult for you to learn long division? Yes
Is it still difficult for you? Yes
Was it difficult for you to learn fractions? Yes
Is it still difficult for you? Yes
Was it difficult for you to learn decimals? Yes
Is it still difficult for you? Yes
Was it difficult for you to learn percentages? Yes
Is it still difficult for you? Yes
Was it difficult for you to learn positive and negative numbers? Yes
Is it still difficult for you? Yes
Were word problems difficult? Yes
Have you taken algebra? If yes, did you have difficulty with algebra? Yes
Have you taken geometry? If yes, did you have difficulty with geometry? Yes
Have you taken other math? ________ If yes, did you have difficulty with it? Yes
Summary of Math Skills Yes Total # _9__