Rebecca Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 Hello! I have a little daughter currently in first grade. I suspect pretty severe dyslexia and also maybe dyscalculia. She cannot remember numbers. She cannot count to twenty perfectly, yet. She cannot add without a number line or manipulatives. She does not remember. She cannot always remember how to spell her name. I am planning for next year and wondering what math curriculum I should choose. Is Math-U-See a good choice? I noticed Simply Classical recommends Rod and Staff. She is my eighth child. I use Horizons workbooks, then Saxon Math, then Teaching Textbooks with my other students. My other children have not had a problem with <<< that sequence- but I don't feel certain for her. I could just take it very slowly (which I have been doing) and provide a lot of support- but I intuitively feel that she needs more reinforcement to help her visualize and conceptualize the facts... I am already planning to switch her to All About Reading (which I have also never used before). I do have an older daughter who I also think has dyslexia- but she is strong in math and has never had any problem. She is one of my strongest math students. I am working on finding a place to have both of them evaluated- but I wanted to ask... What math should I choose? Thank you for your help! Rebecca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geodob Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 From what you wrote, I wonder if she has a difficulty with remembering the 'names of numbers'? As it seems that she can do math with a number line and manipulatives. So that she may not have an actual math disorder? Though is this possibly the same issue with her Dyslexia? Where she can't remember the names of letters? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPan Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 Nope, MUS won't get her there. You're wanting Ronit Bird's Exploring Numbers with Dots ebook. It's under $10 on itunes and it is AMAZING. Are you getting evals? Your trouble here is that you don't really have clear explanations. If there is some ID (intellectual disability) going on as well, some more options open up. Like you say R&S, Touch Math, etc. But if it's your straight, typical dyscalculia, I'd be beating the bush over to Ronit Bird's site and getting her stuff. The ebooks are the easiest place to start. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPan Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 (edited) All About Reading will be more expensive than Barton when you consider resale value. Barton is the bees' knees. Have you done the pretest (screening tool) for Barton yet? It's free and worth your time. They might need a precursor program first, and that will be true even if you go with AAR. If you can get the CTOPP done before you begin intervention level materials, that would be good. Edited March 3, 2018 by PeterPan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebecca Posted March 9, 2018 Author Share Posted March 9, 2018 Thank you for your help!! She does seem to have a memory issue and a conceptual issue. I also did find a professional who can offer a full evaluation for her! Taking note of these thoughts. Thank you so much, Rebecca 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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