Re: My 7 yr old is really struggling with basic maths...

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I know exactly where you're coming from. My 8 year old grandson is the same way. If I ask him what 8 + 1 is, he'll answer 1. He has absolutely no concept of math and gets thoroughly frustrated. Yet he's on the Honor Roll.

I'm looking forward to what others are going to tell you.

Laurie

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He may have a math learning disability: dyscalculiaYou might be able to find more information here: http://www.dyscalculia.org/Sarawww.aspergersupport.com--- In , "estellelws" <estellelws@...> wrote:>> Hi Guys,> > I would love some advice if you have any to offer.> > My ds is 7 diagnosed with aspergers at 4.5 yrs and adhd 5 yrs & 10 mths and is in mainstream school and doing really good in most areas except for Maths. > > His teacher called me in and said he is now way behind his peers. He has no concept of it all. So they have gone back to basics with him now and are using a tool called numicon which is a visual aid/tool to help teach early maths. It's too early to tell if it is working/helping him yet as they only just started doing it with him. > > Maths has never been his strong point? Are there any good sites or downloads do any of you know that we can introduce to help him with early maths? What else can the teachers do here, they are just saying oh well you know he is excellent at reading and spellings he can't be good at everything! I myself feel this is a bit of a cop out as they just don't know what else to do here. Any tips ar advice would be very welcome as I am starting to get stressed about this. Thank you so much for reading...> > Estelle>

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Is he allowed to use manipulative- pennies, beans, chips- to do his addition?

My son is good at math, but he has to understand the math in a concrete way.

Becky

>

> Hi Guys,

>

> I would love some advice if you have any to offer.

>

> My ds is 7 diagnosed with aspergers at 4.5 yrs and adhd 5 yrs & 10 mths and

is in mainstream school and doing really good in most areas except for Maths.

>

> His teacher called me in and said he is now way behind his peers. He has no

concept of it all. So they have gone back to basics with him now and are using a

tool called numicon which is a visual aid/tool to help teach early maths. It's

too early to tell if it is working/helping him yet as they only just started

doing it with him.

>

> Maths has never been his strong point? Are there any good sites or downloads

do any of you know that we can introduce to help him with early maths? What else

can the teachers do here, they are just saying oh well you know he is excellent

at reading and spellings he can't be good at everything! I myself feel this is a

bit of a cop out as they just don't know what else to do here. Any tips ar

advice would be very welcome as I am starting to get stressed about this. Thank

you so much for reading...

>

> Estelle

>

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Very interesting. I guess most people, including some professionals, figure that

anyone on the spectrum that is high-functioning must be a math genius. I'm with

you on this one! My 6.5 y.o. daughter just doesn't get math either.

Fortunately, she is only in 1st grade and still on pretty basic math. I got her

an abacus, and she actually thinks it's the best thing ever! Of course it

doesn't help her get things done any faster, but once she quits stressing about

being overwhelmed by having to do all those problems, she gets a lot out of the

abacus. Perhaps you could try that!

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I used the pennies last year in kindergarten and my son liked it. They were supposed to be able to count to 100 and this was the only way he could visualize it. I first tried a chart of 100 and flash cards, but these didn't work. His sp ed 1st grade teacher gave him colored blocks, like legos but easier to put together, to use with his homework. He uses them to count in groups of 10, and identifying how many 10s and how many 1s. It seemed to click with him fairly quickly and we make games out of them for counting. Ask his teacher if they have these blocks or go to a parent-teacher store. I can ask the name of them if you'd like.GenFrom: Becky <doodlebugboodles@...>Subject: ( ) Re: My 7 yr old is really struggling with basic maths... Date: Friday, February 5, 2010, 8:39 PM

Is he allowed to use manipulative- pennies, beans, chips- to do his addition? My son is good at math, but he has to understand the math in a concrete way.

Becky

>

> Hi Guys,

>

> I would love some advice if you have any to offer.

>

> My ds is 7 diagnosed with aspergers at 4.5 yrs and adhd 5 yrs & 10 mths and is in mainstream school and doing really good in most areas except for Maths.

>

> His teacher called me in and said he is now way behind his peers. He has no concept of it all. So they have gone back to basics with him now and are using a tool called numicon which is a visual aid/tool to help teach early maths. It's too early to tell if it is working/helping him yet as they only just started doing it with him.

>

> Maths has never been his strong point? Are there any good sites or downloads do any of you know that we can introduce to help him with early maths? What else can the teachers do here, they are just saying oh well you know he is excellent at reading and spellings he can't be good at everything! I myself feel this is a bit of a cop out as they just don't know what else to do here. Any tips ar advice would be very welcome as I am starting to get stressed about this. Thank you so much for reading...

>

> Estelle

>

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Those are probably either Unifex Cubes or Cuisenaire rods. Becky From: Gen <contactu_98@...> Sent: Sat, February 6, 2010 8:33:48 AMSubject: Re:

( ) Re: My 7 yr old is really struggling with basic maths...

I used the pennies last year in kindergarten and my son liked it. They were supposed to be able to count to 100 and this was the only way he could visualize it. I first tried a chart of 100 and flash cards, but these didn't work. His sp ed 1st grade teacher gave him colored blocks, like legos but easier to put together, to use with his homework. He uses them to count in groups of 10, and identifying how many 10s and how many 1s. It seemed to click with him fairly quickly and we make games out of them for counting. Ask his teacher if they have these blocks or go to a parent-teacher store. I can ask the name of them if

you'd like.GenFrom: Becky <doodlebugboodles>Subject: ( ) Re: My 7 yr old is really struggling with basic maths... Date: Friday, February 5, 2010, 8:39 PM

Is he allowed to use manipulative- pennies, beans, chips- to do his addition? My son is good at math, but he has to understand the math in a concrete way.

Becky

>

> Hi Guys,

>

> I would love some advice if you have any to offer.

>

> My ds is 7 diagnosed with aspergers at 4.5 yrs and adhd 5 yrs & 10 mths and is in mainstream school and doing really good in most areas except for Maths.

>

> His teacher called me in and said he is now way behind his peers. He has no concept of it all. So they have gone back to basics with him now and are using a tool called numicon which is a visual aid/tool to help teach early maths. It's too early to tell if it is working/helping him yet as they only just started doing it with him.

>

> Maths has never been his strong point? Are there any good sites or downloads do any of you know that we can introduce to help him with early maths? What else can the teachers do here, they are just saying oh well you know he is excellent at reading and spellings he can't be good at everything! I myself feel this is a bit of a cop out as they just don't know what else to do here. Any tips ar advice would be very welcome as I am starting to get stressed about this. Thank you so much for reading...

>

> Estelle

>

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I went thru the same thing w/ my oldest daughter. The problem is how it's being

presented. I had to show her how to apply it in real life before she understood

it. Grocery store trips are good for this. . .pad & a pencil. She's getting into

multiplication & division and i'm still doing that. It works. Cooking or baking

for measurements. Cut up fruit for fractions. I haven't found anything for

geometry yet though. When she was his age we used bead toys for

adding/subtracting. Cereal and m & m's work too. I hope this helps! doreen

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My ds is in geometry right now. We e-school and the book is online. Well, the book has a tutorial for every example given. It is really awesome. It really helps ME. lol. I go through his lessons with him and I did not always get geometry back in high school. It's really fun now. I think just having the right person explain things really helps and for some reason, having the visual as well helps. Anyway, there are also those "for dummy" books that might help - "Geometry for dummies"

For kids who struggle with math concepts, you need to really get a full educational evaluation done to see what is going on and where the problem(s) is at. there are also math helps for how to teach various concepts if you ask the right questions knowing where the problems are. There is everything from understanding numbers using manipulatives like "touch math" to just teaching concepts a different way or in a certain order. Our public school teaches a spiraling math curriculum which is really bad for my kids, who need to solidly learn each concept before moving on. Now that I e-school, I have the luxury of adapting what is being taught to my ds's needs. Right now, my 10 yo (dyslexic) is struggling with long division. So I have stopped going forward in his math so we can spend more time on it. The teacher showed me another way to teach long division as well that might help him. And I can spend time targeting the areas where he is having trouble, etc. Again, a lot depends on how things are taught so once you understand what kind of problem you are dealing with, you can figure out how to address it best.

Roxanna

"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." E. Burke

Re: ( ) Re: My 7 yr old is really struggling with basic maths...

I went thru the same thing w/ my oldest daughter. The problem is how it's being presented. I had to show her how to apply it in real life before she understood it. Grocery store trips are good for this. . .pad & a pencil. She's getting into multiplication & division and i'm still doing that. It works. Cooking or baking for measurements. Cut up fruit for fractions. I haven't found anything for geometry yet though. When she was his age we used bead toys for adding/subtracting. Cereal and m & m's work too. I hope this helps! doreen