LLMom Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 My almost 12 year old daughter freaks out when she has to reduce fractions. She hates finding common factors and then dividing. It is a long, slow process for her. I found a way online for kids to use a multiplication chart to reduce answers. Has anyone seen these before? It eliminates all of the multiplying and dividing. I was wondering if maybe I should only make her do a few the regular way and then use the chart to find the others. Most days she doesn't do all of the ones the math book has anyways because it takes too long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneStepAtATime Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 Well, DD still struggles with fractions and she is 16. Dyslexic and dyscalculic. There are a lot of areas of math that she has made leaps and bounds of progress in. Fractions? Still an issue (although she has definitely made progress). What charts are you referring to? Personally, yeah, I would probably let her use the chart for now. Maybe pick up with this again later. DD seemed to need more time for brain maturation as well as a different approach to instruction. Have you ever tried MUS? It has a great fractions program. Maybe that coupled with a run through Key to Fractions at a very slow pace might help? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LLMom Posted February 15, 2017 Author Share Posted February 15, 2017 This is where I found the chart. It is free. https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Multiplication-Chart-Magic-for-Simplifying-Fractions-742310 I have never seen anything like it, but they can easily find the answers with a multiplication chart. I have looked into Math U see and am considering it, however, this seems to be the only area she has trouble with fractions so I am a bit hesitant to invest in it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storygirl Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 DD11 is enrolled in a private school for dyslexia. They use many tools to aid them in learning, and they are told to use their tools always. One of the things they are taught is to use the multiplication chart for fractions. Based on that, I say go for it, if it helps your daughter. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 If she won't consider them too "babyish", I swear by the Rainbow Fractions tiles. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peaceseeker Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 I would definitely let her use charts. Another thing that might help is to learn divisability rules/tricks: http://www.helpingwithmath.com/by_subject/division/div_divisibility_rules.htm 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heathermomster Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 DS used a TI-15 calculator to check his work. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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