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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a 3rd grader that struggles with math. She can do enough to get by in school and not stand out (many of her classmates are struggling or worse and don't have parents at home able to help) but I'm concerned. She both missed some critical building blocks during the almost 1.5 years her school was virtual and I don't think has much innate math ability (she IS super strong in ELA).

Her teacher is great but I am having trouble articulating to her what I see at home .. this just lack of intuitive number sense.

And, I'm wondering if anyone has noticed the same in their children and been able to help either themselves or by more official tutoring. (Examples include being able to say there are 1s 10s and 100s and showing place value but not really understanding what that means.)[/quote]
Distance learning was tough for building a strong math base. You may want to try AoPS's Beast Academy online or their Academy in-person program. Their program is excellent for building number sense. You may want to start her in their first grade Beast program, so that she gets the benefit of their development sequence. She would already know the base concepts and thus move through pretty quickly, but there will undoubtedly be approaches and creative exercises that will still challenge her because their program is so deep and rich. By going back a grade or two, you ensure she has no gaps. It's common for kids to begin AoPS for an earlier grade than where they are, when they first start the AoPS sequence. It's also good for their interest level and confidence to begin at a point where they feel comfortable. If she's super strong in ELA, it may just be that she hasn't been inspired in math yet, rather than any lack of math ability. Beast uses cartoon characters which actually makes math fun![/quote]

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