MomOfOneFunOne Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 A friend recently confided that her daughter has dyscalculia and described some of their struggles with math over the years. I get the impression they've tried all the standard math. Any ideas for a math program either especially for dyscalculia or one that you or someone you know has had good success with? They are such sweet ppl, I hope someone can help! God Bless! It seems that dyscalculia is like math dyslexia, if that helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orthodox6 Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 (edited) My dd (10 yo) does not have dyscalculia, but she has a number of other, serious math disabilities. (just confirmed via testing this spring) So I don't have an exactly equivalent situation. I shifted her to the Teaching Textbooks math program, after administering the placement test to see which level came closest to her current knowledge level. She immediately responded VERY positively to the program, and is happy when math comes up each day. (We school year-round.) If your friends decide to try "TT", make sure that they do not choose according to what grade level is on the cover. TT runs way behind "grade label". (i.e. TT grade 4 covers what other programs cover for grade 3, with splashes of grade 2, even) What matters to me is that the teaching component is thorough, and that my dd is learning the material and finally is starting to catch up to where she ought to be. We use the CDs for the daily work, with the paper workbook as a back-up for reviewing problems she may have missed. P.S. I came back after reading another thread about practicing math facts. For "facts drill", your friends might want to consider the FlashMaster hand-held "computer". http://www.flashmaster.com/ The learning specialist recommended that we buy one for our dd -- and we already had one ! Edited June 19, 2009 by Orthodox6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarheel Heather Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 A friend recently confided that her daughter has dyscalculia and described some of their struggles with math over the years. I get the impression they've tried all the standard math. Any ideas for a math program either especially for dyscalculia or one that you or someone you know has had good success with? They are such sweet ppl, I hope someone can help! God Bless! It seems that dyscalculia is like math dyslexia, if that helps. We switched this year to Math U See. My daughter will be 8 and has struggled with patterns, place value and basic facts. MUS has been a tremendous help with the visual and hands on approach. She now has something concrete to equate numbers and operations with. We came to the conclusion that she had math related issues due to the fact that she struggles greatly with patterns. Basic repeating patterns, skip counting, time, and money. Anything that had a sequential pattern. And her basic math fact retention is slim to none. She is finally beginning to understand place value. MUS has worked wonders for her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TracyR Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 What grade is she in? What have they actually tried? My 2nd daughter struggles with math and I've found that programs like Math U See and Saxon have helped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elfgivas Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 if she is a kinesthetic learner, as many dyslexics are, then learning sign language numbers helps. using the body to make numbers helps. sand paper numbers, writing the problems in whipped cream or chocolate pudding helps. and working on math when she is not tired helps. "drawing" the numbers on her back can help. if she is auditory, talking to herself as she does the work helps. using a sheet of paper to cover the columns she's not currently working on for addition/subtraction/multiplication/division helps her to not inadvertently rearrange the numbers. and doing estimates helps as a check. so before she does a problem, estimating using just the first numbers will help check for the rearranging of numbers. dh still rearranges phone numbers, all these years later. i know that the first three digits are typically in the right order, but after that, its up for grabs. but if he dials the phone himself, it will be right almost every time. good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siloam Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 Right Start math. It will build a fluency and understanding of math that works. It has been one of the best programs I have ever used, and I adore the philosophy behind Singapore, so that is almost painful to admit. Singapore just makes too many logical leaps that RS will take the time to show the child step by step. Heather Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 TouchMath http://www.touchmath.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 My husband is tutoring a girl who has dyscalculia and some other issues. They are currently trying out Chisanbop. The Chisanbop book is out of print. This one seems quite similar though my husband does prefer the former. Regards, Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeekingSimplicity Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 My husband is tutoring a girl who has dyscalculia and some other issues. They are currently trying out Chisanbop. The Chisanbop book is out of print. This one seems quite similar though my husband does prefer the former. Regards, Kareni Interesting.... I'd like to hear more about these Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted June 21, 2009 Share Posted June 21, 2009 Concerning Chisanbop ... Interesting.... I'd like to hear more about these Here's a tutorial. Regards, Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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