Catherine Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 I'm tutoring a friend's son in math. I met with him for the first time yesterday, and though I planned to use Lial's Basic College Math, and ordered it, I think he needs more remediation first. He is shaky on his times tables, but more basically, he is lacking in "math sense"-he has no confidence, doesn't know the meaning of many math words like product or sum, and seems like there are some significant holes in his grasp of basic arithmetic. So any suggestions for a text for working with a kid like this? I'll have to see what develops, but learning disability is not my impression. I've got the rightstart games book and manipulatives and will use that for some drill. So I need a text that is not too babyish. Any thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodland_Mom Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 Lots of flashcards and drilling of basic facts sounds like a must. You could try Saxon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jelbe5 Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 Lial's also has a "Developmental Math" book which is a good arithmetic review . . . But the first part of BCM is similar . . . Would he benefit from watching videos from Kahn Academy? There are Arithmetic and Developmental Math videos. http://www.khanacademy.org/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homeschoolally Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 Have you looked at CLE? I can't link it from this computer--will come back later and add--but in a situation where you needed to make progress quickly to build confidence I think the satisfaction of completing the small 'workbooks' quickly might help. They're also inexpensive enough that you can skip some of the repetition without feeling like you're wasting $$. I'd do the placement test to be sure, but you could go back as far as the 500 level and do just the new material in each chapter, skipping the review, and the 2 quizzes and test per book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2denj Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 Lial's also has a "Developmental Math" book which is a good arithmetic review . . . But the first part of BCM is similar . . . Would he benefit from watching videos from Kahn Academy? There are Arithmetic and Developmental Math videos. http://www.khanacademy.org/ :iagree:I second this!!!! This is an amazing wonderful free resource!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catherine Posted March 7, 2011 Author Share Posted March 7, 2011 Videos are an excellent idea! I will screen them and pick out some for him. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catherine Posted March 7, 2011 Author Share Posted March 7, 2011 I have not but I will check it out. Can you comment on how it compares with the Keys to books? They are also short, workbooky style. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzie in Ma Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 It is an online tutoring site and I can't tell you how wonderful it's been for our 4th grader. It is for ages 5-13. In 3 months of working on it, she has brought her math age up from 9.16 to 9.56 and is almost at grade level. It is here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverMoon Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 So I need a text that is not too babyish. Any thoughts? Rod and Staff's 6 or 7 book could fit that need. You can see samples at http://www.rodandstaffbooks.com. It's mastery, so you could easily skip around to the sections you need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momma H Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 If you look on the homeschoolbuyerscoop there is a program called catch up math. I have no idea how good it is but it is made for remediation. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxbridgeacademy Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 Kahn Academy! I have struggled all my life with Math, thinking I just couldn't "get it". After watching a particular video on his site, something I had previously thought was beyond me, now I understand. Twenty years I've been sure I was a math idiot, turns out I just needed someone new to explain it to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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