Power Basics: Basic Math

[mo2]

Anyone used this?  What program/level would you move into following this?

[kiana]

After this a student should either take pre-algebra or algebra 1 depending on how they did and somewhat on age as well.

 

A strong student would be ready for algebra.

 

For a student who struggled during the program, if they were 9th grade or higher I would move on to a weaker algebra such as Power Basics or Math U See, in order to work on high school graduation requirements. If they were 8th grade or lower I would move into a solid pre-algebra instead.

[mo2]

Thank you, kiana.  I was hoping you would respond!

 

[mo2]

One more thing:  Which elements would you say are necessary?  There is a text, workbook, test booklet, and teacher's guide.  I was wondering if I could get by with just the text and workbook? 

[kiana]

Probably.

 

The test booklet is going to be superfluous if you are comfortable writing your own tests. If you are comfortable with multiple explanations for basic math and with googling for more if they still don't understand, the teacher guide is probably not necessary.

 

The whole package is $45 on rainbow resource, the student book and workbook together are $32.50.

[kiwik]

I couldn't tell from the website. Who is this aimed at?

[kiana]

It's aimed at struggling learners in middle and high school who need a year of "going back to basics" to find and fill in holes before doing an algebra class. It's at a somewhat lower reading level as well -- maybe 4-5. 

[kiwik]

Thanks.