teaching math

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Vicki, have you tried touch math? It was successful with both of my sons,

one very verbal, one not. Although now tests gifted in math, it wasn't

until we discovered " touch math " that he was able to understand what we wanted

him to do. I think its the combination of the visual and tactile teaching

that did it, and it appealed to 's literal mindset so that he could truly

understand number values.

Good luck!

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Hi Vicki,

My son is younger (5.9), but he really caught on to math concepts using the

" JumpStart " software series. There's one for each of the elementary grades.

If your son likes the computer, these might be worth a try.

Good luck!

Donna

teaching math

can some of you out there share with me what you do/have done and/or

therapists do/have done to teach your precious ones math

(principles,concepts),

specifically, quantities. my son is 6 1/2 yrs old, autistic and apraxic

(non-verbal). this is a major challenge. are there games out there that some

of you

might of tried that helped? etc. tx in advance and happy holidays!

vicki in los angeles

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The Montessori method is exceptional - it by definition breaks it all down

into small parts/concepts and builds it up.

Take a look at it.

teaching math

can some of you out there share with me what you do/have done and/or

therapists do/have done to teach your precious ones math

(principles,concepts),

specifically, quantities. my son is 6 1/2 yrs old, autistic and apraxic

(non-verbal). this is a major challenge. are there games out there that

some of you

might of tried that helped? etc. tx in advance and happy holidays!

vicki in los angeles

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Viki,

Edmark's Mighty Math Zoozoniing(?) is very good too. I use counting

sticks with my daughter. Cut some barbecue sticks, let him count with

stick, I think it is better than fingers.

It takes time for him to get it, work with him every day for about 10

or 15 minutes. Let him know he is doing good job with every little

improvement. It is vey important for him to know he is good at math,

or doing well, or making good progress. Especially for Math, if he

feel good about himself on msth, he will most likely work on it.

Be patient. Some time it takes a long time for them to make progress.

keep working with him, he will make visible progress after a while.

My daughter has been having a lot of trouble with math. A few month

ago, all of sudden, she started to do addition without counting

stick, or count fingers. She used to think substrictio is hard, know

she work on them easily.

It usually take a while, but he will get it if you be consistant, and

do not let him tell you or give him impression that he not good at

math.

Also talk to his teacher about how she teaches in the classroom, and

use it at home too.

Good Luck

Jin

> Hi Vicki,

>

> My son is younger (5.9), but he really caught on to math concepts

using the " JumpStart " software series. There's one for each of the

elementary grades. If your son likes the computer, these might be

worth a try.

>

> Good luck!

> Donna

> teaching math

>

>

> can some of you out there share with me what you do/have done

and/or

> therapists do/have done to teach your precious ones math

(principles,concepts),

> specifically, quantities. my son is 6 1/2 yrs old, autistic and

apraxic

> (non-verbal). this is a major challenge. are there games out

there that some of you

> might of tried that helped? etc. tx in advance and happy holidays!

>

> vicki in los angeles

>

>

> Responsibility for the content of this message lies strictly with

> the original author, and is not necessarily endorsed by or the

> opinion of the Research Institute.

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What is touch math and where would I find it?

Re: teaching math

Vicki, have you tried touch math? It was successful with both of my

sons,

one very verbal, one not. Although now tests gifted in math, it

wasn't

until we discovered " touch math " that he was able to understand what we

wanted

him to do. I think its the combination of the visual and tactile

teaching

that did it, and it appealed to 's literal mindset so that he could

truly

understand number values.

Good luck!

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There is a wonderful video series called Math America that teaches early math

skills and concepts visually. Curtis loved that series and it helped him

master many things he had difficulty with prior to watching. We got it from our

local library and have seen it at other libraries so check there first.

Numeration, more/less and understanding the concept of how many was very

difficult for my son for many years. We ended up teaching math computation

first

without him understanding exactly what the numbers meant. Very short, visual

demonstration done several times a day helped him learn basic computation.

Then, as his ability to conceptualize improved, he began to understand the

concepts behind the numbers better. More/less on regular numbers finally

clicked

in early last year (at age 10) and then, poor thing, he got confused again

when we worked on more/less with fractions.

I've found that Singapore Math curriculum is tremendously helpful for kids

who have difficulty conceptualizing but visualize well. It would be too early

for your child though. It teaches visually from concrete to conceptual and

uses a much different teaching order than American math curriculum tend to use.

Gaylen

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Where did you order the series from? address / website?

Re: teaching math

There is a wonderful video series called Math America that teaches early

math

skills and concepts visually. Curtis loved that series and it helped him

master many things he had difficulty with prior to watching. We got it from

our

local library and have seen it at other libraries so check there first.

Numeration, more/less and understanding the concept of how many was very

difficult for my son for many years. We ended up teaching math computation

first

without him understanding exactly what the numbers meant. Very short,

visual

demonstration done several times a day helped him learn basic computation.

Then, as his ability to conceptualize improved, he began to understand the

concepts behind the numbers better. More/less on regular numbers finally

clicked

in early last year (at age 10) and then, poor thing, he got confused again

when we worked on more/less with fractions.

I've found that Singapore Math curriculum is tremendously helpful for kids

who have difficulty conceptualizing but visualize well. It would be too

early

for your child though. It teaches visually from concrete to conceptual and

uses a much different teaching order than American math curriculum tend to

use.

Gaylen

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If you haven't heard of Baby Bumblebee, you simply must check out their

website. www.babybumblebee.com

My son used to love to count to twenty. If there were 3 objects he'd count

them over and over until he got to twenty. This stopped after he watched

the Baby Bumblebee Numeracy video a few times. It didn't take long before

he'd count 3 objects up to three and then stop.

They have videos on vocabulary which are wonderful as well. After the first

time my son watched Baby Bumblebee Action Words Vol. 1, he ran to my bed,

said " sleep " and wanted to pretend to sleep. (Sleep was one of the words on

that video.) The videos are cheesy, but my son certainly doesn't seem to

mind. They are like video flash cards with classical music in the

background. I highly recommend it. If your kids learn all of the words on

the video, it is less than $1/word.

April

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We got the Math America series from our local library and I've seen it at two

other libraries. You can buy it as well -- I'll try to dig up the info I

wrote down from the tape or check out one then post the info here. Try your

local library first though. They can often get things like this on loan from

other libraries, often nationwide.

Gaylen

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Hello all, I have not written lately due to the craziness within our home.

(Zachary now has his service dog, Rusty. He is wonderful...but that is a

different topic. If you would like information, please email me privately.

rmiga@...)

Now, for my question....

We are having difficulty getting Zachary to understand math. He has memorized

his times tables (as we all did when we were young....) however, he has no idea

of what it is that he has memorized (just as we did when we were young...) So

why did we do it? I do not know.

I would love to hear from others regarding how they are teaching math using

. Any resources, references, etc would be greatly appreciated. (FYI,

Zach is 10 yo and in 4th grade now...for those who are questioning the

developmental appropriateness and levels of teaching, etc.)

I am leaning towards how you would use multiplication with money (an apple costs

5 cents, 3 apples would cost X). However, Zach does not get it at all.... so

any suggestions on what others have done would be great.

Thanks in advance. Rhonda

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Multiplication is a new target for us too. You might have already tried this but

this is what my child's teacher has suggested. We've yet to find out if this

will work for us.

She said she would teach it as 'repeated addition'

Ex: 4x 3 = 3+3+3+3

=12 =12

Mahija

[ ] teaching math

Hello all, I have not written lately due to the craziness within our home.

(Zachary now has his service dog, Rusty. He is wonderful...but that is a

different topic. If you would like information, please email me privately.

rmiga@...)

Now, for my question....

We are having difficulty getting Zachary to understand math. He has memorized

his times tables (as we all did when we were young....) however, he has no idea

of what it is that he has memorized (just as we did when we were young...) So

why did we do it? I do not know.

I would love to hear from others regarding how they are teaching math using

. Any resources, references, etc would be greatly appreciated. (FYI,

Zach is 10 yo and in 4th grade now...for those who are questioning the

developmental appropriateness and levels of teaching, etc.)

I am leaning towards how you would use multiplication with money (an apple

costs 5 cents, 3 apples would cost X). However, Zach does not get it at

all.... so any suggestions on what others have done would be great.

Thanks in advance. Rhonda