Familyties Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 My ODS is going into 6th grade next year. He has done 2 years of Singapore math and that didn't go so well so this year he is doing 5th grade Horizons math. I want to set him up for middle/high school and I am worried Horizons isn't the best choice for 6th grade and beyond. My first reaction is to switch to Saxon Math. He needs a spiral math program because the mastery approach (Singapore) didn't work for him. Your thoughts, suggestions, ideas, etc. I will take any and all! TIA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennynd Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 You need to give a little more detail as why it didn't work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Familyties Posted April 19, 2014 Author Share Posted April 19, 2014 Singapore didn't work because the concepts taught were easily lost when he moved on to the next topic. When is came time to build on a previous topic, he would forget how to do it so we had to go back and relearn it before he could do his current assignment. It took a lot of time and created a lot of frustration on his behalf. The spiral approach to math works perfectly, because he continually works on previous concepts that are taught. He likes Horizons math, but I want to make sure it is adequate for middle school math. HTH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverMoon Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 My rising sixth grader will stay with Horizons. It's a strong program that has served him well, and gets great reviews for preparing DC for higher math. I'm not going to fix something that isn't broken. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Familyties Posted April 19, 2014 Author Share Posted April 19, 2014 Good to know! Quick question...do you supplement with anything? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverMoon Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 Just this week I added some Keys to Fractions (book 2), but it wasn't due to a fault of the program. Ds was racing ahead without reading the directions, causing me to reteach and make him redo it. Daily. Putting him in a strictly fractions book for a week made it easier for me to make sure he was learning it right and still keep up with my other four students. This is the first time I've added anything for him. My DDs using the 1 and 4 books do have extra drill practice a couple/few times a week (mixture of cards, android apps, sheets, whiteboard, whatever we feel like at the moment). DS/5th doesn't seem to need that though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Familyties Posted April 19, 2014 Author Share Posted April 19, 2014 Thank you!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdobis Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 My absolute favorite spiral math program is CLE. It's been a life saver for my ds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennynd Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 i also own Horison Pre Algebra earlier on but it did not fit my child. It is a strong and thorough program. if it worked for your child before. It should work up to PreA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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