Hello! I am not on the boards as much anymore. Some of you know about my son. For the newer posters, he had a congenital infection that caused deafness and other learning issues (calcification in the brain).
We have followed a similar learning path as my other children, just slowed *way* down. We fumbled in the beginning with math programs and finally found Rod & Staff and have stuck with it for several years now. He just turned 12, is in 5th grade and just started the 5th grade math book. So generously speaking, he is only one year behind and I am fine with that!
He is doing o.k. with basic math problems. He memorizes easily (his sole strength, so we use it) and learned his facts. He learns the way to approach a problem and masters the mechanics. So, with basic arithmetic, I am pretty happy with his performance.
The problem is that we are now embarking on all the "other" skills: fractions, measurement, etc. He is a mess! I think I let some of this slide when he was younger and now I am regretting it.
So, my question: I am not interested in changing programs. R & S (with is hefty review) is working for us, for the most part. R & S is slower in the younger years with some of this other stuff, so it could just be that we are just now hitting this and seeing the carnage.
I am interested in more ideas/games and supplements to focus on these other skills.
For example, about a year ago, some one mentioned workbooks to address how to solve word problems. He has been slowly working through them and I have seen a *big* improvement in reasoning out the word problems.
Thanks,
Holly S/NC