Re: good math program for HFA

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I used Saxon and Saxon was very slow moving. It breaks it down into tiny chunks and spirals a lot. It went to slow for my kids At least the earlier grades. I haven't used the higher level gradesOn Apr 20, 2010, at 9:02 AM, sahm1099 wrote:

Hi! I have a 10yo daughter w/HFA, and we homeschool. The current math program I am using is overwhelming to her. (I use A Beka.) I think it moves too fast through the concepts and doesn't break things down enough. I think Saxon would be similar. I'm looking at Math-U-See. Has anyone used this program? Or does anyone have a suggestion?

Thanks for your help!!

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[Guest guest]

I love math U see, and my kids do very well with it. They get frustrated when we

try anything spiral. However, my AS boy, for whom math is a splinter skill,

gets very excited when I give him full-color worksheets from math workbooks, as

they are more exciting than the plain MUS pages. But, I like the MUS approach,

and it is easy to use, so we will probably stick with that. It is not meant as

a DVD-teacher, but we use it that way. The boys watch the lessons and do the

pages. We haven't had a lesson yet that they haven't understood just from the

DVDs.

6yo in Gamma

5yo in Beta

4yo in Primer (at his own request)

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> Hi! I have a 10yo daughter w/HFA, and we homeschool. The current math

program I am using is overwhelming to her. (I use A Beka.) I think it moves too

fast through the concepts and doesn't break things down enough. I think Saxon

would be similar. I'm looking at Math-U-See. Has anyone used this program? Or

does anyone have a suggestion?

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> Thanks for your help!!

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[Guest guest]

My homeschooled son with HFA is doing very well with Harcourt Math.

L.

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> Hi! I have a 10yo daughter w/HFA, and we homeschool. The current math

program I am using is overwhelming to her. (I use A Beka.) I think it moves too

fast through the concepts and doesn't break things down enough. I think Saxon

would be similar. I'm looking at Math-U-See. Has anyone used this program? Or

does anyone have a suggestion?

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> Thanks for your help!!

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[Guest guest]

This may be a useful resource for some people on the list.  There's a great free multiplication program online called TimezAttack, and it teaches the times tables up to 12.  It's taught as a game, where you go through a castle and have to battle giants in order to pass them and find the entrance to the next level.  The giant actually reviews the math skills learned so far, and he hides behind doors that teach new problems.  You see the problem, two snails pop off the wall, you catch them, throw them at the wall, they splat the appropriate number of dots, you type in the answer, and the door opens.  It tracks your progress and only lets you pass when you've achieved 100%.

It's really well-designed, and my daughter loves it.  http://www.bigbrainz.com/Download.htmlDenawww.listenbetterwithAIT.com