math supplementing advice!

[Anonymous]

I think a tutor would be your best bang for your buck - someone who can figure out your kid’s gaps and address them specifically rather than just throw more math at them.

[Anonymous]

If you’re in or near MoCo, Montgomery College has a week-long, half-day summer camp for kids who will be taking algebra I in the fall. It’s through yang academy, and I think they have in person and virtual options.

[Anonymous]

IXL has a math evaluation tool that shows you grade level in different topic areas and gaps in understanding. Could perhaps use that and then work with a tutor.

[Anonymous]

My son goes to Mathnasium twice a week and it has made a world of difference.

[Anonymous]

We always get our kid a math work book for the upcoming school year and that does the trick.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think a tutor would be your best bang for your buck - someone who can figure out your kid’s gaps and address them specifically rather than just throw more math at them.

+1

[Anonymous]

OP here. I think we’re going to check out Mathnasium because it’s in our neighborhood and more affordable/accessible than a tutor, and can do some kind of relatively solid assessment. Will probably move on to AOPs to prep for algebra in 7th.

[Anonymous]

AOPS is really great for kids who love math, are interested in being math or stem majors and are interested in spending a lot of time figuring out math problems. Originally AOPS was something students self-studied and struggled through because they love the challenge of solving difficult math problems.

It was never intended for kids who struggle in math, who don’t know math facts (the problems are set up so no calculator should be used), or kids who are really good in math who get math but just aren’t that interested in it and don’t want to dedicate that much time for math.

There are better programs out there for the second group of kids. Thinkwell and a bunch of math that is made by religious publishers.