Re: Math Direct teaching curriculum

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Sangeeta and group,

When my son was in elementary school,the district curriculum was Everyday

Math. The alternative chosen by the school staff for my son and other

kids--some sped,some not--was Saxon Math.

He is thirteen now and in a regular 7th grade placement. He maintains a B

in math.

,Colin P's mom

[ ] Math Direct teaching curriculum

Hello,

My 7 year old son (1st grade) is having difficulty learning math

concepts like addition/subtraction, etc. The curriculum that his

classroom teacher is using is called Math Central. It is just not

working for my son so we would like to implement a direct teaching

curriculum in a one:one setting. We are considering Distar. Has

anyone used this?? We have tried Touch Math and it isn't working

either. Can anyone recommend any other math curriculi that worked for

your child??

Thanks in advance for your suggestions!

Sangeeta

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[Guest guest]

Math Facts are nice in that the answer is always the same unlike

conversation. We are running multiple choice receptively then

transfering to intraverbal behavior. Presenting 4+5= which one is

correct: 12, 16, or 9?

He selects 9 and then I will say " 4+5 equals " and show him the 9 as

a tact prompt and he will say 9. Then I will represent the

question 'What is 4+5?' and he will say 9. I will tell him lets

write it (and he is severe when it come to motor behavior) and I

help him. I will also write the equation and have him circle, out

of a field of three, the correct answer as if taking a quiz. I will

also have him sign it (building on the motor issue) not wanting to

miss any avenue that might be reinforcing his understanding. This

can be done with nonverbal children, as well...obviously the tacting

and IV would be targets but you can still teach math concepts

receptively. I run math and reading like any other VB module.

PS I am all for using manipulatives and counting out pegs, etc.

and that can help visual learners but math facts are called such

because the outcome is consistant. AFTER the facts are reinforced

you can bring in the pairing and match to samples that illustrate

the facts or use math/sub in NET. For my kid, all that stuff got

in the way of learning...too many steps...so I just went for the

answer. My humble two cents.

--- In , " sangeetashere " <sangeetashere@y...>

wrote:

>

>

> Hello,

>

> My 7 year old son (1st grade) is having difficulty learning math

> concepts like addition/subtraction, etc. The curriculum that his

> classroom teacher is using is called Math Central. It is just not

> working for my son so we would like to implement a direct teaching

> curriculum in a one:one setting. We are considering Distar. Has

> anyone used this?? We have tried Touch Math and it isn't working

> either. Can anyone recommend any other math curriculi that worked

for

> your child??

>

> Thanks in advance for your suggestions!

> Sangeeta