<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Dear MCLS Community,<br><br>I am a PhD
candidate at Macquarie School of Education, Macquarie University, under the
supervision of Prof Rebecca Bull and Dr Emma Burns. My research project is
about how to accurately identify primary school-age students who are at risk of
mathematical learning difficulties. We are inviting participants to complete an
online survey about their views on behavioural signs that are commonly observed
in primary schoolers who struggle in learning maths. Your input will inform the
development of a behavioural checklist. </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">You may be
eligible, if </span></p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">-<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">         
</span></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">You
are 18 years old or above, and</span></p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">-<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">         
</span></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">You
are in one of the two groups below:</span></p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">1.
you have direct experience supporting primary school-age students struggling in
maths learning </span></p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt 36pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">2.
you have personal experience having difficulties in learning maths when you
were in the early years of primary school</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">This study will
involve: </span></p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt 36pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">-<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">         
</span></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Completing
an online survey that will take about 20 minutes</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">To participate,
please scan the QR Code below or access this webpage </span><a href="https://mquni.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cTSLdjBmKkIzFxI" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">https://mquni.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cTSLdjBmKkIzFxI</span></a><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">***Please feel
free to share the link with others who may be interested in participating***</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">For more
information, please contact Mr Stanley Cheng via <a href="mailto:stanley.cheng@hdr.mq.edu.au">stanley.cheng@hdr.mq.edu.au</a></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Thank you!</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">This study has
the approval of the Macquarie University Human Research Ethics Committee. </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Kind regards,</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Stanley Cheng</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">PhD candidate,
Macquarie School of Education, Macquarie University</span></p></div>