My son is in the third grade and is LD. He is having a very difficult time with learning how to tell time. Any suggestions? I’ve tried the usual techniques and nothing seems to be working. He doesn’t seem to understand the concepts.
Re: telling time
I cannot recall the publisher of this book- but it is called “One Hand at a Time” and introduces students to the analog clock starting with the hour hand. When they are comfortable with the relative position of the hand between the numbers, then the minute hand is introduced. When you have that one down, finally the second hand. It is geared for students your son’s age and is a lot of fun. I think it is available through Good Apple or Frank Schaeffer- one of those general supply sort of publishers. YOu could also try Amazon.
Robin
Re: telling time
My daughter too had trouble telling time and still does to a degree on analog clocks. Part of her problem was recognizing numbers. I used the microwave when I was heating up something, I would change the numbers to get her to recognize them. You could use something similar that he is interested in like the microwave and say the time is 2:05 can you type that in to the microwave or phone or vcr. I don’t know if it’ll work, but it’s worth a try.
Re: telling time
We’ve been using the “time teacher” watches by Timex. This watch has the traditional “hour” numbers, but also has a ring of “minute” numbers. The hour hand is color coded to the “hour” numbers, and the minute hand is color coded to the “minute” numbers. It allows our 3rd grader to count the minutes when she needs to, and it reinforces the concept of telling time. They aren’t expensive — you can find them on sale for $10 - $15.
but something that usually works is cognitive training.
My daughter did not develop a sense of time until she went through PACE (Processing and Cognitive Enhancement, http://www.learninginfo.com). This is a very expensive program. However, there is an inexpensive home-based program that also works on developing cognitive skills — Audiblox (http://www.audiblox2000.com, about $80 for book, video, and starter set of manipulatives).
Neither of these approaches actually teaches time. Instead, they both work on developing the underlying skills associated with learning academics.
Before PACE, nothing I did helped my daughter understand how to tell time. After PACE, she had no problem with it.
Mary