On Cloud Nine

Submitted by an LD OnLine user on

I am using LiPS, Seeing stars, and VV. I wonder if On Cloud Nine is just as good? What are its strengths and wekanesses? Would it be good for students that have autism who have a problem with higher order thinking skills and abstract thinking or is it just for basic facts?

Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 12/09/2002 - 5:01 PM

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Good question. I have been wondering about this one myself. Is cloud nine more related to understanding the concepts like VV or more effective for symbol imagery type problems like seeing stars?

Maybe someone at LMB could help you with this question. I called them once and they were very helpful.

I used my own version of seeing stars and it helped my son become a much better speller. I would like to use it for math as well.

Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 12/14/2002 - 10:18 PM

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Thanks, Linda, but I’m not in the States so calling them would be expensive. I was also hoping to get information from the actual users like teachers and parents.

Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 12/15/2002 - 2:53 PM

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I used “On Cloud Nine” for a little bit with some students. I don’t find that it’s a complete program. It’s excellent for helping students image a number line, image symbols. It’s really a kind of V&V for math. It uses the same principles. It’s based on the premise that some individuals don’t have a picture of a number line in their mind nor do they understand conceptually the amounts of numbers. I ended up using it as a supplement to Montessori math materials which I think are much better because they provide the concrete in the form of very well thought out manipulatives. I think, by using both programs (and “It’s Elementary”-TINS method-for math problems), one can have a comprehensive math program.

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