From: Meghan Nolan (meghan_nolan@yahoo.com)
Date: Fri Dec 27 2002 - 07:06:26 PST
Message-ID: <20021227150626.24562.qmail@web20703.mail.yahoo.com> Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2002 07:06:26 -0800 (PST) From: Meghan Nolan <meghan_nolan@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: Recommendation for Math Software
Dear Deb,
Now it is my turn to be sorry...sorry that I took so
long to thank you for taking the time to respond to my
message! This information turned out to be helpful to
me and instrumental in building a program both in and
out of the classroom that will help Anthony rebuild
his math skills and self esteem.
Thank you again and all the best in the New Year!
Yours,
Meghan Nolan
--- TI Pinhole Listserv <pinhole1@exploratorium.edu>
wrote:
> 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
>
>
> ________________________________
> Deborah Hunt
> Pinhole Technical Moderator
> Exploratorium
> 3601 Lyon St.
> 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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