My dyslexic son has fits with math fluency. His reasoning and analytical skills are very high, but he cannot remember the basics to save his life. It’s frustrating for him because he should be in advanced math with as high as his analytical skills are. I could get a calculator added to his IEP, but the state does not allow using them on state-mandated tests, so it won’t help him pass these tests, which he needs to pass. Does anyone know of good programs that teach math fluency to dyslexic kids? I think he needs a hands-on one that uses manipulatives and a lot of visuals to help with his dyslexia-related memory deficits.
Re: Dyslexia and Math Fluency
Sopris West has some great things for math fluency:
Practicing Basic Skills in Math (grades 2-3, 4-5, 6-8, etc.)
www.sopriswest.com
Also, another great resource from Otter Creek:
Mastering Math Facts
http://www.oci-sems.com/bookstore/prod_mastering_orderform.asp
and they also offer Word Problems Made Easy:
http://www.oci-sems.com/bookstore/prod_word_prob_orderform.asp
Let me clarify that math fluency is referring more to automaticity of skills such as math facts. The hands-on part is for when the concepts are being taught. You would use something like Math-U-See for teaching the concepts and then use the Otter Creek or Sopris West materials for teaching the math facts to fluency.
Oh, forgot to say in my answer on the other board - look for “dyslexia and mathematics” edited by T.R. Miles and E. Miles, and Chinn and Ashcroft’s book on teaching mathematics to students with dyslexia (I’m not sure that’s the title, though; Dr. Chinn is the author of the times tables book I alluded to in the other post).