Kaitlyn Markham and Karina Zaveri are on a mission this summer to change how children with learning disabilities feel about math. MORE ⬇️
“Often because they’re more challenged when they confront math problems, they often become discouraged and just don’t want to do math anymore,” said Markham.
That’s why the two Xavier High School students created the nonprofit Math Magicians. This week, the teens along with a team of volunteers, are hosting a five-day summer camp for children with ADHD and Dyslexia.“We have a lot of different interactive games set up to make this as memorable for the kids as possible,” said Zaveri. Games like math bingo where students first solve an equation before checking their cards.
“I feel like they really like it because it’s not traditional classroom math, they get to have a little fun while they’re doing it,” said one volunteer. “Especially for kids who might struggle more with learning, making it more fun and more memorable will help the enjoy the subject more, and I think it will really stick with them,” said Zaveri.“I think the entire thing is genius,” said one parent. “At this age is has to be fun for them to continue pay attention.”
With more than five million children currently diagnosed with ADHD and one in every five children suffering from Dyslexia, the program was recently awarded a big prize by the Dragon Kim Foundation. One that figures to be a massive help in expanding their efforts.What was clear Monday is you don’t have to know calculus to see how this program is definitely getting results.
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