Carolina3 Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 I am looking for a curriculum for my dyslexic son who is going into 5th grade. Currently he is doing third grade math. I have held him back because he didn’t know his math facts, as did the school I put him in last year. I am (finally) realizing that I need to let it go! Conceptually he does really well and understands math just fine. In fact his teacher said he picked up on concepts faster than anyone she has ever seen. So now I am trying to make up for my mistake and see how much he can get caught up this year. I am not interested in rushing him and I want to make sure he is at mastery but I feel like I have failed him at math rather than that he really struggles with math. (I’m going to give him a chart for his multiplication tables) I don’t want to spend a lot of money buying three different levels of math books (3-5th) so I was wondering what you all would suggest I could use to let him go as far as he can in math and catch up to whatever level he can this year. Thank you in advance for your help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKS Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 I know you said you don't want to buy several different levels, but both Math U See and Singapore math are easy to accelerate. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Liping Ma has a remedial program called "Knowing Mathematics" that might be a good thing to try. Here's a thread on it: http://forums.welltrainedmind.com/topic/376766-so-liping-ma-knowing-mathematics-curr/ 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carolina3 Posted August 26, 2015 Author Share Posted August 26, 2015 Thank you both so much! I'm not completely opposed to buying different levels, just don't want to spend a fortune! :-) I'll take a look at what you've both recommended. Again, THANK YOU! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 There is also another program I've heard good things about called "Learn Math Fast": http://www.learnmathfastbooks.com/whats-inside-each-volume.html 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKS Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 I had forgotten about Knowing Mathematics. That is a great suggestion! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneStepAtATime Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 You also might look at buying the reference chart from Christian Light Education (CLE). It has been very helpful here for my dyslexic kiddos that grasp concepts but have never really masted all their math facts. You might consider getting Math on the Level, especially if you could get a used set. It isn't structured by grade level but by concepts/skill sets. There is a massive chart system covering pretty much everything a child needs to know through 8th grade so you can track which skills he already has down, which skills are still needing review and which skills have not yet been taught. Your child can move as fast or as slow as needed in individual concepts/skills so if they struggle with one but excell at another, they keep going in the area they are doing well and slow down in the area they struggle. Review is just 5 math problems a day so it eliminates a lot of the boredom a lot of 2e kids face. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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