Jan P. Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 I'm looking for a good math book that would teach how to solve word problems. I have a daughter going into her junior year and I will probably be using Saxon Algebra 2 with her. I want to get her up to speed for the SAT, and I would hope she does better than her siblings. They both couldn't do the SAT word problems very well, and therefore their math scores were low. I know my children are not below average intelligence. I'm thinking I have not made good choices with their math, or I haven't pushed them enough. I'm planning on buying the Saxon Alg. 2 and supplement it with the Art Reed dvds. In the past I haven't liked Saxon because I felt they were so formulaic to their approach to word problems. However, many of my friends use Saxon and their kids are doing great on the SAT. I wish my child could be further along in math, but this is what it is. So, I really would like a recommendation for a supplemental word problem book. I like the Singapore approach with the bar graphs, but I wish I could find something I could hand over to my dd to do on her own. She works better in a self-teaching format. Thanks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FourOaks Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 I purchased the math word problem books from Critical Thinking Co. So far I own Math Word Problems Book 1, Book 2, Math Word Problems Level C, and Algebra Word Problems Book 1. These are very good books, but not cheap. I also picked up a copy of 100 Math Tips for the SAT by Charles Gulotta. My dd who took the ACT last year) and I were looking through it last night and it looks fabulous. Hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smilesonly Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 I've had Painless Math Word Problems from the Barron's Series on my list to buy. It's very cheap and can be found at Barnes & Noble.:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FourOaks Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 Oh yes, I forgot to add the Barron's Painless Math Word Problems to my list earlier. I purchased it the other day at Half Price Books for $3.98. I also got the Painless Algebra book. They are both very good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smilesonly Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 Oh yes, I forgot to add the Barron's Painless Math Word Problems to my list earlier. I purchased it the other day at Half Price Books for $3.98. I also got the Painless Algebra book. They are both very good. Good to know!!:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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