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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Nice! As many times as I've seen Khan Academy referenced here, I've never actually looked them up. However, last Friday got a note from our first grade teacher that our kid is basically "failing". She truly wants to help him but doesn't know how. DL is just not working for him, and he's checked out. What grade are you doing? What subjects are you doing? We're supplementing Mathnasium/Kumon...but wouldn't mind consolidating on one platform if it offers broader coverage.[/quote]

ABCmouse has a decent program for all subjects (includes the science and social studies curriculum) but it can be glitchy sometimes and there's no way to skip ahead of things that have already been covered.

If your primary concern is math and reading, the Reading Eggs program app (program?) is great. One price includes a subscription to the reading programs and the math program (called math seeds). Both include a placement test and allow a parent to move levels. The math matches well with FCPS math but uses mini games and is very interactive. For the reading part my 1st grader enjoyed it and ended up above grade level. The programs are well done because random guessing isn't rewarded but the mini levels make it so when they get things wrong and have to redo them it isn't so much they get angry and give up. They also have a writing program but honestly I haven't found it to be as much help. I picked up a 1st grade language arts workbook and writing workbook to help my DC.

My DC enjoys Khan but when we tried it in the spring there didn't seem to be a way to control or adjust the level or topics for specific subject areas. It definitely seemed like a great free option that could compete with ABCmouse. [/quote]

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