Can anyone recommend or share your experiences of online Maths programmes. My almost 8 year old DS has ASD and MLD and is struggling with even very basic Maths and I feel so sad for him. It is a real struggle to get him to work with me at all as he just panics with any maths tasks at all now, e.g if I say "2 + 2", he blurts out 10 even though he knows the answer. He is falling further and further behind and I have to find a way to build up some confidence with numbers.
I've tried loads of practical activities, games and Numicon on good advice from here. It was posters here who advised Headsprout for reading and it worked so well as he got into the habit of doing it (after weeks of battles!). It was definitely Headsprout that got him reading eventually! Maths Whizz and Conquer Maths look good but he will definitely need me to sit with him which he won't like. Which is best? Are there any other programmes which teach maths as well as provide games/ practice. He is not at all motivated by winning certificates, moving up levels etc. he just needs something he can follow, understand and get familiar with. I thought I would ask here before I sign up to a particular website as interested with others' experience with their children.
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Cailinrua · 27/10/2014 20:49
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