bibsandmegs Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 I'm posting this here because I'm not sure where else to post it, and yes, it's probably a little nuts. I have a ds who will be 14 next week. He is in 8th grade and has ADHD (Inattentive). He struggles with math, especially math facts (although we've managed to get him to Algebra 1 [with lots of help] - he's finishing is 2nd full year of Algebra 1 and is still struggling). I've been researching like crazy trying to figure out how to help him. We've done flash cards, math fact programs, etc. I recently bought some cuisenaire rods. He likes them. He says it helps him see it a little better. I've been having him make fact sandwiches (i.e., all the two digit numbers that add to 9, etc.) using c-rods. I'm wondering if getting Miquon Math would be beneficial to run him through over the summer or if it would be too babyish? Or, would I be better served by just using all the videos on educationunboxed.com to come up with some things myself? I sure would appreciate any thoughts anyone has. Thank you so much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyLife Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 I say go for it if he is telling you it helps. I have little kids, though, so I'm no expert on the big kids. I don't think Miquon is babyish. There aren't any pictures of cute little bunnies, and the books are all labeled by colors not grade levels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 I say go ahead and do it. It's not that expensive. And the thread system means that you can skip the "babyish" threads (though really the presentation of everything is so abstract that nothing feels babyish the way that the imagery and presentation in most first grade math programs would) that cover things like counting that I'm guessing he has definitely mastered. I had an 8th grade, very challenged student in my math class years ago and C-rods ended up being the first thing that ever helped her understand place value. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco_Clark Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 Yep, do it. With the color labels instead of grades and the fact that there are zero cartoons it won't seem babyish at all. And yeah, they are SO inexpensive, they just using the threads you need and tossing the rest song seem a big deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMD Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 I would definitely do it. The alternative way of thinking about numbers would be so helpful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebot Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 You might want to take a look at Gattegno Math. You can buy the set of books through educationalsolutions.com, but you can look at the the first two books for free here: https://issuu.com/eswi/docs/gattegno-math-textbook-1 I have found this website to be invaluable for figuring out how to teach math this way: http://www.arithmophobianomore.com/ultimate-cuisenaire-rods-list/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MistyMountain Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 (edited) I like Gattegno and am using it with 2 kids but I think Miquon is probably a better format. They recommend to start Gattegno in textbook 1 for all regardless of age. There is a lot of exercises in textbook 1. I tried Gattegno with my older child and I dropped it. With Miquon you can follow a thread through several books so you can start with seeing it with small numbers but then move on to higher math. It is very hard to do that with Gattegno. Edited March 24, 2017 by MistyMountain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 I'm posting this here because I'm not sure where else to post it, and yes, it's probably a little nuts. I have a ds who will be 14 next week. He is in 8th grade and has ADHD (Inattentive). He struggles with math, especially math facts (although we've managed to get him to Algebra 1 [with lots of help] - he's finishing is 2nd full year of Algebra 1 and is still struggling). I've been researching like crazy trying to figure out how to help him. We've done flash cards, math fact programs, etc. I recently bought some cuisenaire rods. He likes them. He says it helps him see it a little better. I've been having him make fact sandwiches (i.e., all the two digit numbers that add to 9, etc.) using c-rods. I'm wondering if getting Miquon Math would be beneficial to run him through over the summer or if it would be too babyish? Or, would I be better served by just using all the videos on educationunboxed.com to come up with some things myself? I sure would appreciate any thoughts anyone has. Thank you so much! Perhaps instead of Miquon, Mathematics Made Meaningful. It begins very simply, but it goes through pretty advanced math. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bibsandmegs Posted March 24, 2017 Author Share Posted March 24, 2017 Thank you so much for all the replies. I will look at the other options as well. Thank you!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xixstar Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 I found Mathematics Made Meaningful easier to jump into. I wanted to love Miquon and I own all the books, but I was constantly confused. MMM was easy to implement because it was explicit. We just used it supplementary and sporadically. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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