Lindsay Nash, a parent from Hungary, remembers the frustration of watching her ten-year-old daughter struggle with numbers:
“It was a lucky day when I stumbled across Edublox in my endless online searches for how to help my daughter with her math struggles (dyscalculia).
We’ve been working with Edublox for several months, and the experience has been very rewarding. I’m impressed by their deep understanding of learners with this specific challenge, and the tools they provide have really helped her remember numbers and patterns. The consistency and professionalism of the tutors, combined with their genuine kindness, make every lesson engaging and supportive for my daughter.
We’ve seen real progress in her abilities — her test scores at school have proven this — but even more importantly, this progress has fostered a new confidence that helps her thrive in her regular schooling. I can’t thank them enough.”
Lindsay’s story captures the essence of what many parents discover: traditional practices alone aren’t always enough.
When practice isn’t the problem
For many children with dyscalculia or persistent math difficulties, the issue isn’t laziness or lack of effort.
They can practice for hours without real improvement — because the barrier lies deeper than memorizing multiplication tables.
Researchers have identified that many students who struggle with math share weaknesses in working memory, sequencing, spatial reasoning, and number sense — the ability to perceive and manipulate quantities intuitively.
Without these foundations, learning math procedures becomes like building on shifting sand.
This is why ordinary tutoring, which often focuses on reteaching school content, can produce limited gains. It targets what children must know, not how their brains process and store that knowledge.
The cognitive approach that changes everything
Edublox begins one step earlier: strengthening the cognitive skills that form the base of all learning.
Through structured online exercises and guided lessons, students build the mental tools that make math stick.
- Working memory — holding and manipulating information, such as remembering steps in a multi-digit calculation.
- Sequencing and pattern recognition — vital for understanding place value and number relationships.
- Visual-spatial reasoning — seeing how numbers fit together in space, essential for geometry and measurement.
- Attention and processing speed — staying focused and recalling information accurately under time pressure.
As these skills strengthen, practice starts to pay off. Children no longer just memorize formulas — they understand them.
Confidence: The missing multiplier
Lindsay’s story highlights another truth: progress in math often begins with a change in confidence.
Once her daughter could finally recall numbers and recognize patterns, the anxiety that had previously blocked learning began to fade.
Confidence is not merely a by-product of success; it’s a driver of it.
When children experience consistent success — even small wins — they begin to trust their ability to learn. That shift fuels motivation, effort, and long-term improvement.
From struggle to strength
In just a few months, Lindsay’s daughter’s test scores began to reflect the skills she was gaining.
More importantly, she rediscovered the joy of learning — a sense that math could make sense after all.
Her journey demonstrates that when the brain’s learning foundations are strengthened, success naturally follows.
Tutoring reviews content. Cognitive training rebuilds ability.
For children with math learning difficulties, that difference can make all the difference.
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