DD age 9 really struggling with maths

[cheesypuff]

My dd1 aged 9 is doing KS2 and really struggles with maths, esp dividing, tables, fractions, shapes- most things really. I have gone over things a lot with her but she doesnt seem to catch on or else forgets. I have spoken to her teacher but I am not keen on him he wasnt much help.

I am worried as she only has 2 yrs left until she goes to big school, and if her maths carries on like this she will not get into a good school.

Dont know how else to help her.

Any advice please

Anyone??

Hi Cheesypuff,
I had this problem with my dd at primary school. I tried to help her at home but she didn't seem to want to listen to me and blamed me if she didn't 'get it' instantly!

Eventually in year 6 we got her a tutor and it worked wonders - she achieved a level 5 in her SATs and is doing well at secondary.[She doesn't need the tutor now]
She is still prone to forgetting things though so has to do quite a bit of revision before exams but seems to have that basic level of understanding that she lacked to start with.

Hi

Thanks for replying, yes I have been thinking of a tutor, think this may be the way to go, as I have exhausted most other things.

My dd had a tutor for a year who was really great and 'clicked' with dd.

I do think children often listen more to someone other than their mum when they are struggling with something.

It is important to get a tutor who is familar with the level your dd is at (ours taught the same age group at a different school) and teaches in a similar way to your school so she isn't further confused.

We just said what dd was struggling with and she found fun things to do for 1/2 hour a week around this.It helped dd's confidence as much as anything.

Have a look at bbc, woodlands site , primary resources and topmarks for some different things you can do together.

I also think rote learning of the times tables is also really important as just having the numbers instantly seems to help with other parts of this stage of maths (bribery?)

My dd's (9) maths has really improved and she's moved up a group, since she got a maths game for her ds
I thought she would loose interest but she loves the daily callenges

Agree with a tutor bringing a fresh look to something. Dd2 had a tutor for one term in year 5 and it made a world of difference. Now I have the same tutor for dd3 in year 6. Not to get fantastic SATs results but just to get her to understand numbers. After 3 sessions she is already more confident. I don't expect her to go for long so I feel it's money well spent.

Schools sometimes don't see a child struggling if overall they seem competent. E.g. with dd3, her latest maths test got a 4B mark which her teacher thought was good. I read through it and realised she had only got certain types of questions right. Anything involving multiplication was way off but unless you went through it looking specifically like I did it wouldn't be obvious.