I'm considering enrolling my dd1 in a Kumon maths programme - just wondering what experiences others have had with this?
Dd1 (8, about to go into Y4) used to be very good at maths (G&T register apparently.. ) but has lost ground completely in the past year. She struggles with simple equations and doesn't seem to have been taught/learnt the basics - e.g., I noticed that when we play games using several dice, she will count the individual eyes rather than recognise the amounts immediately. She has not been taught times tables properly at all and also seems unfamiliar with ways of simplifying mathematical problems and still uses her fingers.
My mum is a very experienced primary school teacher, head teacher and inspector, and was really shocked at dd1's lack of skills when she saw her a few weeks ago.
Anyway, we need to sort this out because she will end up far behind at this rate - will Kumon help?
Of course I'll also go and talk to her teacher to find out what exactly has gone wrong...
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Kumon maths - experiences?
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geekgirl · 02/09/2007 14:21
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