Any tips on teaching times tables to 7 year old with dyspraxia ?

[Kittypickle]

She has the ELC times table tape that DH has just got her but she is freaking out over being able to remember her two times table - she's the worst in the class according to her and I don't want her losing confidence as it's been a long process building it up. Many thanks.

Repetition and practice in as many ways as you can think of ! Have a look at this site . ds has cheap books listing the tabels from Wilkinsons for his room and the car. There are also a few games on the market such as the Orchard Potty Professors game (seen it in Woolworths)

hth

I've only been faced with them tonight for the first time stuck in her pristine new book. Started on 1x2 thinking that would be OK but met with a very blank, panicky face. This is going to be a nightmare isn't it and she's going to struggle hugely in a class of 30 I guess if they all get the hang of it quickly (which they have according her her) and she takes ages.

And now she needs speech therapy and is having OT & physio and will have stuff to practice for both. I'm really sodding hormonal and it's me panicking now ! I'll have a good look at that site Lizs thanks and I'll pop into Woolies tomorrow.

KS, does it finally stick this tables thing in the end ?

Some ideas here

Oh that's excellent Lizs, thank you. How is your DS doing at the moment ?

Kittyt, it might also be worth having a word with DD's class teacher.

DS1 is dyslexic and dyspraxic.

His teacher had groups of children all learning different tables, and to test them on their tables she would call out "6 times", "9 times" etc.

The children then had to multiply the number she said by the table they were learning that week. This obviously meant that she could test the whole class at the same time, irrespective of which level/stage they were at.

DS1 always panicked; he couldn't remember which number he was supposed to be multiplying by, then couldn't remember how to form his numbers, then couldn't stop his hands shaking, and by this time the teacher had moved onto the next question.

I only found this out because he was getting correct answers fairly consistently at home (after a LOT of practising and coaching), but not succeeding well in the weekly school tests.

The teacher was very helpful and tested him separately (and discreetly!) from then on - and let him have his 1-100 number line on the desk to remind him of how to form his numbers.

HTH

I shall take more deep breaths then and stop my panicking then ! Sorry it was a slog for you both KS.

HumphreyCushion, I think I am going to go in next week and see how she is teaching them. Your poor DS, that must have been really stressful for him.

I was kidding myself when I thought it would get easier as she got older wasn't I?!

Kitty, as the only person who is neither dyslexic or dyspraxic (nor both!) in our house, I can confirm that I have the worst memory by far.

IMO once a dyslexic/dyspraxic person learns something it really sticks!

I can barely remember anything about my 'O' level courses, whereas DH can recall pretty much every fact he has ever learnt at school - even though it was a struggle for him to absorb it in the first place (mainly due to the way he was taught ie: very dry information presented in written format).

ds is doing ok thanks for asking ,although I'm seeing the SENCO on Monday re: spelling and may get another opinion . Chased up the OT assessment and we will have to be a little more patient but he is still ont he list.

Academically and physically things definitely seem to "click" into place given time. His school had a Times Table Challenge last year and he almost got them all by the end of year 3. He is working on his 12's now but still cannot automatically recall the others yet but improving.

chanting in twos forwards and backwards over and over again...
clap as you day the numbers...

some resources here for later on...

interactive whatsit

moght be something here

www.bibic.org.uk

lots of dtuff book wise on their site, and they take dyspraxic children and do programs that could include time tables

Despite me telling her not to worry and we would sort it last night ended with loud sobs coming through the floorboards down into the living room. I managed to calm her down and she's much more positive this morning. She is beginning to get the hang of the first few of the 2s and the clapping thing helped Popsy, thank you. I'm going to show her the interactive one in a few days. Also I'm going to get her piano teacher to build it into her lesson as I think her setting it to music could help - her teacher is brilliant and an retired first school teacher so I'm sure she will help.

Peachyclair, BIBIC is very closed to where I used to live, I did wonder about looking into them a bit further, thank you. I'm off back up that way on Friday for a cuddle with my friend's new baby.

HumphreyCushion, that is very encouraging and gives me hope - I'm sure DH is dyspraxic as well and he never forgets what he has learned, where as I'm like you, my O levels are but a dim distant memory.

Lizs, glad to hear he's doing OK. How long is the list for the OT assessment ? We are really lucky here and it weeks rather than months - one of the reasons we've wimped out of moving as I worry too much that the provision will be pretty poor compared to here. And two weeks of estate agents sent me completely deranged and I sacked them

Am I the only one who is mostly fine with the whole thing most of the time, fairly optimistic, but then totally loses the plot about it when I get PMT ?!

could you invent a little rhyme?
2 4 6 8 i'm good at maths yes i am great
10 12 14 16......erm popsy isnt that good at rhyming......

Just updating this. DD had her test on Tuesday, I asked her how it went yesterday and she said it was rubbish and she got them nearly all wrong. I told her not to worry and that she had tried which is what mattered and she would get them in a bit. Got her book back today with the test in, she got 11 out of 12 Thank you all so much for your help. The interactive one with the tables trees went down particularly well. And even better, there aren't any set this week so we get a break.