acat Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 Hi, I am new to the group and starting HS this August with two girls, inlcuding an 8 year old with high functioning autism. I am looking for a math program for the 8 year old. I believe she is a visual learner, but I don't think she learns well with videos. Her second grade teachers tells me she completes her math assignments in minutes with a high degree of accuracy and is then bored. Word problems are harder for her. My older daughter will need more direct help with math, so I would like to find a program that allows the 8 yo more independent work and keeps her moving at a fast pace. Also, my highly verbal ten year old scored very low in visual spatial abilities. Anybody have suggestions there? Glad to be a part of this forum. Thanks! Andrea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misty Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 Hi Andrea and welcome.. I have a similar situation in that my 9yr old daughter with Asperger's does well in math, but my older daughter, 12 (also Aspie-ish) has a harder time with math and needs more help. I currently have them both doing Teaching Textbooks just because I have two younger kids who need my attention and TT is computer-based and does not require much parental involvement. My 9yr old is breezing through it on her own without my help. My 12yr old is doing okay with it, but she needed a lot of remediation to get to that point. You might want to look at Singapore for your 8yr old. It's heavy on the word problems though.. Don't know if you want that or not. http://www.singaporemath.com We also use Timez Attack to help with memorizing math facts.. It's free so you can't go wrong.. http://www.bigbrainz.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thowell Posted June 9, 2010 Share Posted June 9, 2010 dd6 is using CLE and in the first and second level the teacher time is only about 15 minutes then they complete the rest by themselves. I have heard that after level 2 there is less teacher time. It is a great program. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKS Posted June 9, 2010 Share Posted June 9, 2010 My 8yo son told me once that Singapore math (as opposed to Saxon) helped him to picture the math in his head. You could also take a look at Math U See. You can use MUS without the videos. Both programs are easy to move quickly through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsmamainva Posted June 9, 2010 Share Posted June 9, 2010 My 8 year old loves Singapore Math! She also has autism, and she attends public school. They use Singapore Math for her instead of whatever math the school uses for everyone else. We just put it into her IEP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acat Posted June 10, 2010 Author Share Posted June 10, 2010 I just go the Singapore Math set and it is great. I let her do the first lesson, and before I knew it she had completed four lessons on her own. She was adamant that she didn't want or need manipulatives so I avoided MUS. I may look into it for my math phobic older daughter if Saxon doesn't work out. Thanks for your input! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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