I have an 8 year old daughter who is severly dyslexic. She is being tutored in Wilson and is making slow progress for her reading. She is struggling with math, and although in 3rd grade, is probable 2 years behind in math. She has problems with simple calculations (can not memorize the math facts), hard time understanding which number is more or less, still reverses numbers 12- instead of 21, and sometimes struggles to count to 100. In special ed she is being taught touch math which is fine - but I would like to supplement a program at home. I have been looking at all the programs out there, Math-U-See, Singapore Math, On cloud nine, etc. I am looking for a strong recommendation that I could easily do at home with only 15 min or so a day. (I don’t want to burn her out). Maybe a CD Rom for the computer? Please let me know your experiences and recommendations.
Anne
Re: Math Recommendations
Thanks Mary for your reply! I appreciate all the your great suggestions. I had her checked for CAPD and she only showed a deficeincy in one area - which was integration. I have also had her checked by Handle Institute which showed some vision problems and again problems with interhemispheric integration. Through Handle we are doing some gentle enhancements for these problems, and have not yet ruled out vision therapy for her. Again - thanks!
Anne MaryMN wrote:
>
> What I would suggest is first using Math Facts the Fun Way to
> teach her the math facts. It usually works well because
> children generally have no problem remembering silly
> stories. Our special ed teacher has switched from Touch Math
> to MFFW because it works so much faster. Website is
> http://www.citycreek.com
>
> Once MFFW has given your daughter a way to remember the math
> facts, I would suggest using Quarter Mile Math software to
> work on improving her speed of recall. Website is
> http://www.thequartermile.com
>
> Both of the above programs would not require more than 15
> minutes a day and would be well worth doing.
>
> I would not recommend a computer program for 15 minutes a
> day. Computers are great for certain applications — such as
> drill in math facts — but they cannot teach mathematical
> thinking. There wouldn’t be much you could accomplish in 15
> minutes a day with MUS or Singapore. Instead, you might want
> to concentrate those 15 minutes on developing the underlying
> cognitive skills necessary for math — especially since it
> sounds as if she has a problem with sequencing. Audiblox is
> a good, home-based cognitive skills training program that
> develops a variety of areas — including sequencing, pattern
> recognition, spatial reasoning, short-term memory, etc. —
> that are fundamental to the ability to do mathematics.
> Website is http://www.audiblox2000.com
>
> Have you ruled out CAPD and developmental vision delays?
> These are frequently undiagnosed causes of dyslexia. There
> are a number of therapies available to reduce deficits in
> these areas.
>
> Mary
Re: Well,
you might want to look at NeuroNet for integration. My understanding is that an auditory integration deficit would be strongly related to delays in vestibular development — which NeuroNet addresses directly. NN providers look at certain auditory test results to determine if a child is a good candidate for the program. Your CAPD eval might already include those tests. Website for NN is http://www.neuroacoustics.com
Mary
What I would suggest is first using Math Facts the Fun Way to teach her the math facts. It usually works well because children generally have no problem remembering silly stories. Our special ed teacher has switched from Touch Math to MFFW because it works so much faster. Website is http://www.citycreek.com
Once MFFW has given your daughter a way to remember the math facts, I would suggest using Quarter Mile Math software to work on improving her speed of recall. Website is http://www.thequartermile.com
Both of the above programs would not require more than 15 minutes a day and would be well worth doing.
I would not recommend a computer program for 15 minutes a day. Computers are great for certain applications — such as drill in math facts — but they cannot teach mathematical thinking. There wouldn’t be much you could accomplish in 15 minutes a day with MUS or Singapore. Instead, you might want to concentrate those 15 minutes on developing the underlying cognitive skills necessary for math — especially since it sounds as if she has a problem with sequencing. Audiblox is a good, home-based cognitive skills training program that develops a variety of areas — including sequencing, pattern recognition, spatial reasoning, short-term memory, etc. — that are fundamental to the ability to do mathematics. Website is http://www.audiblox2000.com
Have you ruled out CAPD and developmental vision delays? These are frequently undiagnosed causes of dyslexia. There are a number of therapies available to reduce deficits in these areas.
Mary