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Date: Mon Dec 02 2002 - 14:50:47 PST
Date: Mon, 2 Dec 2002 14:50:47 -0800 (PST) From: TI Pinhole Listserv <pinhole1@exploratorium.edu> Subject: Re: Recommendation for Math Software Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.4.44.0212021447510.23161-100000@isaac>
Dear Meghan,
Sorry I didn't notice this sooner.
My daughter, who is now a h.s. senior, struggled with math as well. When
she was a sophomore, we had her tested at Sylvan Learning and found out
she basically had retained very little of her 5-8th grade math skills.
We had tried Kumon Math, individual tutoring (both by teachers and
students), and also some software. We found Math Blaster and Algeblaster
to be good. I'm not sure who makes them now, but they are out there. I may
even have a copy to give away. (I'll need to dig around at home.)
However, in the end, Sylvan was the best for my daughter. She was and is
motivated so she got that 4 years of math skills done in about 8 months,
while working on her current homework in algebra. She is now a b+ student
in Algebra 2 and enjoying it.
Deb
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Deborah Hunt
Pinhole Technical Moderator
Exploratorium
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San Francisco, CA 94123
415-353-0485
email: dhunt@exploratorium.edu
On Tue, 19 Nov 2002, Meghan Nolan wrote:
> Dear Pinholers,
>
> I am searching for recommendations for a self-guided,
> computer-based Math program for one of my students who
> is struggling in 7th grade Math. Anthony, my student,
> has finally been tested (slipped through many cracks)
> and the testing has confirmed that he is challenged by
> extremely low skills audio processing (in the 1%) and
> short term memory skills. I know that he is missing
> so much of the Pre Algebra that we deliver, and is
> generally overwhelmed by the curriculum across the
> board. However, he has had math tutors in the past
> and has built decent basic skills that we can bolster
> with time, attention and a different approach.
>
> Anthony loves computers and, for being as low skill as
> he is, is a high will learner and wants to please. I
> would love to offer Anthony a computer program that:
>
> - He could follow on his own, but that I could check
> to see his progress and his understanding (ie. to see
> both that he is working and where he is
> succeeding/mastering vs where he is still
> challenged/needs help)
>
> - Could rebuild some of Anthony's self esteem and
> confidence in math...Anthony felt good about math back
> when it was concrete...I want him to feel some success
> in school
>
> - Reinforces the following skills: operations with
> decimals, order of operations, FRACTIONS, ratios,
> operations with fractions, percent/decimal/fraction
> equivalence, integers and operations with integers
> (-/+), and word problem solving
>
> - Introduces and strengthPre Algebraicraic concepts
> like variables, writing expressions, evaluating
> expressions, solving basic equations (one-step)
>
> Thank you for reading such a long request and, in
> advance, for any suggestions!
>
> Meghan Nolan
>
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