mrsbushman Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 We currently use Math Mammoth and like it pretty well, but I came across information about an older program called Math-It which looks like a promising supplement. It claims it can be used to teach mental math with amazing results. Has anyone used it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 (edited) If this is the one you're referring to (that link, BTW is to Cathy Duffy's great review), we used an even older version (no DVD -- I believe it had audio cassettes). I believe there are 3 levels: "pre", the regular, and "advanced". We used the original regular, which was tips for memorizing math facts and a lot of little flashcards. I did get that one for younger DS who struggled to learn math facts, but he was NOT a regular flashcard learner (later on, using triangle flashcards we had a bit more success), and we already knew a lot of the tips. Another idea in the program, of "holding your breath" -- i.e. only need one breath's worth of time to complete one set of math facts" to increase speed -- did NOT work with DS. Math was always a struggle for him and ANY form of timing just made him melt down, so Math It was a bust for us. For us, it certainly would not have been worth the (now) $72 price new; I think when I got it YEARS ago it was about $45 new (again, would not have been worth that cost to us), but I found it for $15-20 used, and resold for similar price. Edited July 21, 2011 by Lori D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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