hmschoolmom22 Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 7th grade dd is currently using Teaching Textbooks Math 7 and she is REALLY struggling - lots of frustration and a few tears(math is worst subject and she truly hates math). I was looking at Rod & Staff and would love some input. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth in Central TX Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 We've worked through R&S Math 1 through 6 and 8. I really like the R&S math program and find it similar to their grammar program that I also use. It is systematic and logical. Each lesson of the math unit builds on one another, and each year builds upon the last year. It's affordable, but not flashy, and it teaches math very, very well. I think my boys have a strong foundation in math and grammar because of the R&S materials we have used over the years. HTH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamaof2andtwins Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 My son used R&S math from 5-8th. My oldest daughter used it from 3rd to 6th. The twins used R&S in 1st and 2nd. R&S is a traditional math program. The chapters follow a predictable sequence each year moving through numbers and operations, fractions, decimals, measurements, percents, etc. Geometry and graphs and such tend to always come at the end of the books. Each lesson is about 2 pages. The first page is the lesson with problems to be worked related to the lesson. The second page is generally review. We tended to work only odds or evens. That was plenty for us. Do you know what is causing the trouble with math? What is she struggling with? I wish you the best. Jennie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth in Central TX Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 I forgot that I wanted to link the R&S scope and sequence here: http://www.rodandstaff.info/scope/ You see the S&S for math by scrolling down and clicking on Page 4 and 5. You can see samples of the different math levels by clicking the math link at the top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmschoolmom22 Posted December 20, 2008 Author Share Posted December 20, 2008 thank you! anyone else? opinions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
at the beach Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 7th grade dd is currently using Teaching Textbooks Math 7 and she is REALLY struggling - lots of frustration and a few tears(math is worst subject and she truly hates math). I was looking at Rod & Staff and would love some input. Thank you. My dd used TT 7 last year. She had trouble with the program not having enough built in review. R & S is fabulous for built in review and ease of understanding explanations. It is thorough and clear. We are using Singapore this year, but I do have a copy of Rod and Staff Math 7 sitting here because I like the security of having it if I ever feel I need to look at it for further explanation. My daughter used Rod and Staff in 4th grade after coming out of public school. It helped her tremendously. Rod and Staff is a wonderful program and much clearer IMO that TT was for my daughter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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