You need to make an appointment with an educational psychologist, maybe called a psychometrist. They do specific testing for learning disabilities and have the credentials to diagnosis this issue and make it a legally binding disability....the school would have to make adjustments for her disability.
When I took my SAT's I had 19's and 20's in every area except math, which was a 7. Does that tell you something? I don't have a defined learning disability, like a glitch in how my brain works, but I do have my math skills buried in the trenches of my brain where it does not link to other things very easily.
For instance, when I took the entry level classes for a local Jr. College I set some records. I finished the Nelson-Denny reading comprehension test. No one had finished it during the testing before. I also made 100% on it. I also set new high scores on some other test that I can't remember the name of.
I failed the math part so they made me take remedial math. That was fine with me because I knew I needed it.
I tested out of every test they gave me that did not have higher level math on it. I can add, subtract, multiply, divide, do fractions and almost all percentages in my mind without paper. They were very confused as to why I was in this class.
But when I took beginning algebra it was very obvious that I had no knowledge of this type math or any connections from it to the math buried in my brain. There was no way of it connecting either. I took it 3 times and failed each one.
I got to go to Enid to a psychometrist and she did the testing on me. She had me do some odd things like cross my arms, fold my fingers together in my lap, chew a piece of gum, she did all kinds of things that day.
Anyway. Once I got her diagnosis I was able to take it to the college and they had to honor her suggestions, untimed tests, educational tutors (they are NOTHING like an ordinary tutor), tape recorder in class so I didn't have to take notes, an aide to take my notes if I needed or wanted that, I got a whole list of things the school could offer me to help me pass these math classes that were required for my degrees.
I used the educational tutor. I found Lisa to be so wonderful. She figured out that if she put the actions in colors it made more sense to me. If she did each step it this way it just stood out as an individual and I could "see" how the math worked. It was all "fruit" but the apples and oranges and peaches and grapes are all different colors and go together differently.
For instance:
When the math problem of 6-7=? comes up you can automatically say Negative 1. In Lisa's method the 6 would be blue since it's positive, the minus sign and the 7 would be red because it's basically a negative 7. Then the equal sign would be black to show the final action and the answer would be green for the final answer.
So it was colorful to say the least.
She worked with me for months and I was actually able to make a B- in beginning algebra after failing it 3 times. She asked permission to do a research article on how this system worked for me and that it might turn out to be her "thesis" for her doctorate. YEAH ME! My math skills did something for someone!
Because she was an educational psychologist in the makings she was able to use resources not available to regular people. I did try to do tutoring with someone else but they just kept telling me to do the work and stop asking so many questions, that I'd get it if I just tried. Not so. My brain did not work like that in any way.
If you little one does have a diagnosible learning disability in math she may also have some others and the testing will help determine that. I strongly encourage you to find a place that has reputable certified people who can do these evaluations.
Here's a link that describes what a psychometrist does, they may also be able to tell you about resources in your state or nearby.
http://www.napnet.org/54564.html
here's a link to the nearest psychologist teaching institution that I could find throgh google. They are sure to have a pediatric division or to have some excellent resources.
http://www.yellowpagesgoesgreen.org/Livonia-MI/University...
Here's a link to the Children's Hospitals in your area that may have mental health sections that could do the testing too.
http://www.ushospital.info/Childrens/Michigan.htm