Haptic Numeracy Worksheet
This touch-based learning tool develops numerical understanding and calculation skills.
It builds mathematical thinking by:
1）Creating mental images of quantities
2）Teaching number sequencing
3）Visualizing basic math operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division)
The program engages multiple senses – visual, tactile, and auditory – to reinforce number concepts and calculation processes. Users look at, touch, and verbalize quantities and equations.
Modern neuroscience shows that the brain integrates visual and tactile information. Physically exploring numbers and quantities through touch leads to stronger, more accurate numerical comprehension.
Product Contents
Relationship between numbers and quantities, understanding quantities
Understanding ordinal numbers
Understanding the relationship between larger and smaller numbers
Addition and changes in numbers
Subtraction and changes in numbers
Multiplication and changes in numbers
Division and changes in numbers
Understanding analog clocks
Utilizing the Japanese “Kuku” multiplication table
Product Principles
This product enhances number learning by combining touch and sight. When you handle the numbers, your brain becomes more alert and focused, which aids in understanding. At the same time, seeing and touching the numbers together creates a powerful learning experience. Your brain merges these two types of information, forming a stronger, more complete picture of number concepts. This dual approach of using touch (haptics) and vision helps you grasp and remember numbers more easily, making the learning process more effective and engaging.
Enhancing Awareness through Haptics
Touching objects makes your brain focus on them more. This increased attention helps you form clearer mental images. When applied to numbers, this touch-based learning creates stronger memories of what numbers look and feel like. As a result, you develop a better understanding of quantities and number concepts, making math easier to grasp.
Cognitive Integration of Visual and Tactile Information
Your brain combines what you see and feel into one complete picture. When you look at and touch something at the same time, your brain uses shared pathways to process this information. This mixing of sight and touch creates a stronger, more detailed mental image. By using both senses together, you form a clearer and more lasting understanding of what you’re learning.
How to Use
Progressing from Step 1 to Step 3, “seeing, touching, and reading aloud” step by step encourages the formation of numerical images.
Step 1: Forming Images of Number Concepts and Quantities
・Numbers and quantities
・From quantities to volume
・From volume to sizeOrdinal properties of numbers
Step 2: Forming Images of Quantity Changes through Addition and Subtraction
・Quantity changes through addition
・Quantity changes through subtraction
Step 3: Forming Images of Quantity Changes through Multiplication and Division
・Quantity changes through multiplication
・Quantity changes through division
Additional Learning
・Utilizing the multiplication table (Kuku)
・Understanding analog clocks
What is Dyscalculia?
Dyscalculia is a math learning difficulty that affects people in various ways. This includes trouble understanding what numbers mean, problems using math ideas to solve everyday issues, and difficulty with basic math tasks.
People with dyscalculia often struggle with:
・Picturing how much a number represents
・Understanding which numbers are bigger or smaller
・Working with amounts in their head when doing simple math
People with dyscalculia often face these problems in school and everyday life, which can make school tough and affect daily tasks that involve numbers or time:
・Poor academic performance (especially in arithmetic and mathematics)
・Hard time keeping track of money and budgeting
・Trouble planning their day and being on time
・Difficulty reading regular (round) clocks with hands
Causes of Dyscalculia
The cause of dyscalculia lies in the specific characteristics of brain functions involved in number concept processing.
Reference：Based on the model created by Miyazaki, following Fias et al. (2013), the following brain regions are implicated:
IPS: Intraparietal sulcus
SPL: Superior parietal lobule
SMA: Supplementary motor area
PMC: Premotor cortex
BG: Basal ganglia
DLPFC: Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex
AI: Anterior insula
VLPFC: Ventrolateral prefrontal cortex
AG: Angular gyrus
MTL: Medial temporal lobe
ATL: Anterior temporal lobe