Classroom screening tool

Dyscalculia Screener

A structured online classroom screener for teachers, schools and tutors exploring mathematical learning patterns associated with possible dyscalculia or wider maths learning difficulties. It supports planning and professional judgement; it does not diagnose dyscalculia.

Developed with input from educational psychologists and experts in the field, with a focus on giving teachers useful evidence to support professional judgement and learning support.

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Screener access through supported routes

The Dyscalculia Screener can be used with Assessment Credits or Premium Teacher, with supported access also available through eligible classes and schools.

The screener is available through Assessment Credits, Premium Teacher, supported class or school access.

Teachers can use the support profile alongside classroom evidence and learner work.

Pupil access can be provided through an active class or school where supported.

Monthly Premium includes a 30-day trial with existing screener limits. Annual Premium has no trial. School access is available by enquiry.

Screening may highlight number-sense patterns and possible support needs. It cannot diagnose dyscalculia or replace professional assessment.

Interested in screener access for your class, tutoring or school? Contact cfemathshub@gmail.com.

Screening and support

What is a dyscalculia screener?

A dyscalculia screener is a structured way to gather evidence about how a learner understands and works with number. It can highlight recurring patterns that may justify targeted teaching, closer monitoring or further investigation. Screening is different from a formal diagnostic assessment: it does not establish that a pupil or student has dyscalculia.

What is included

What does the CfE Maths Hub Dyscalculia Screener explore?

The current online screener uses short number activities and learner reflection to build a classroom support profile across these genuine areas.

Quantity and number sense

Recognising small dot quantities and connecting an amount with the number that represents it.

Number symbols and comparison

Matching symbols to quantities and judging which numbers are larger, smaller or closer together.

Counting and sequencing

Counting forwards or backwards and continuing short number patterns in a sensible order.

Number lines and magnitude

Locating numbers on a number line and reasoning about their relative size and position.

Place value and ordering

Working with tens, ones, digit value and the order of whole numbers and decimals where appropriate.

Calculation and number facts

Exploring simple addition and subtraction sense, with optional multiplication and equal-group context.

Estimation and reasonableness

Judging approximate amounts and deciding whether a numerical answer is sensible rather than exact.

Practical number contexts

Applying number sense to familiar time, money, length, weight and measurement situations.

Optional context activities can also record a rough browser-based response-time context, light working-memory evidence, multiplication experience and the learner’s own reflections. These are not formal measures and do not decide a result by themselves.

A support profile

What can a teacher learn from the screener?

The pattern across responses is more useful than treating one answer or score as proof of a condition. The support profile can contribute evidence for:

Educational use

Who is the dyscalculia screener for?

The screener is designed for supported educational use with learners who experience persistent difficulty with number or mathematics.

Teachers and support staff

Classroom teachers and learning-support, SEND, SEN or ASN staff gathering evidence for teaching and review.

Tutors

Tutors who need a structured starting point for discussing strengths, barriers and appropriate next steps.

Schools

Schools using supported access to complement pupil work, observation, teaching history and existing procedures.

Pupils, students and learners

Learners experiencing persistent maths or math difficulties, with access provided through the supported product routes.

The wider picture

Dyscalculia screening and maths learning difficulties

Not every learner who struggles with maths has dyscalculia. Persistent maths learning difficulties can have different and overlapping causes, including gaps in prior learning, language or memory demands, maths anxiety, interrupted teaching and broader support needs.

A screening profile should therefore be interpreted alongside teaching history, classroom evidence, pupil voice, support already tried and wider information. It may help a teacher ask better questions, but it should not be used to label a learner from a score.

International use

Can the screener be used outside Scotland?

CfE Maths Hub is a Scottish education platform, but the foundational number and mathematical learning patterns explored by this screener are not tied to a Scottish National Qualification. Teachers and schools elsewhere may find the evidence useful when planning support.

Outside Scotland, interpret the profile within your own curriculum, SEND, SEN or special-education policies, professional guidance and local assessment procedures. The screener does not claim international validation or compliance with every education system.

Important

Screening is not a diagnosis

The CfE Maths Hub Dyscalculia Screener can highlight patterns and possible support needs, but it cannot diagnose dyscalculia. No particular score proves that a learner has dyscalculia.

Formal identification or diagnosis requires an appropriately qualified professional working under the relevant local system. Use this screener as evidence that can support early identification, professional judgement, planning, monitoring, family discussions and decisions about whether further investigation may be useful.

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Frequently asked questions

Dyscalculia Screener FAQ

What is a dyscalculia screener?

A dyscalculia screener gathers structured evidence about number and maths learning patterns. It may highlight support needs or reasons for further investigation, but it is not a diagnostic assessment.

Can an online screener diagnose dyscalculia?

No. An online screener cannot diagnose dyscalculia, and no score should be treated as proof. Formal identification requires an appropriately qualified professional under the relevant local system.

What skills does the CfE Maths Hub Dyscalculia Screener look at?

It explores quantity recognition, symbol–quantity links, number comparison, counting and sequencing, number lines and magnitude, place value, calculation sense, estimation and practical time, money and measurement contexts.

Who can use the dyscalculia screener?

It is designed for teachers, learning-support staff, tutors and schools working with pupils or students who experience persistent difficulty with number. Access follows the platform’s Assessment Credit, Premium, class and school routes.

What should I do after a learner completes the screener?

Review the pattern alongside pupil work, teaching history, learner voice and support already tried. Use it to plan targeted support, monitor progress, discuss concerns with families and decide whether further investigation may help.

Can schools outside Scotland use the screener?

Schools outside Scotland may find the foundational number evidence useful, but should interpret it within their own curriculum, professional guidance, special-education policies and local assessment procedures.

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