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[quote=Anonymous]My 3rd grade daughter is in a gifted and talented program; she's very bright and excellent at reading, writing, and keeping herself organized/time management issues.

She gets OK grades in math but still seems like she is struggling.   She struggles with her basic math facts (even addition/subtraction) and is still counting on her fingers.

She has lately been saying she's bad at math, especially mental math.    She says when the teacher explains things in class, she just doesn't get it.

She is one of the youngest children in her class, with a summer birthday.

I have been using Singapore Math workbooks and flashcards with her, and even very basic ten frame/number dots, to help build her confidence and number sense, which is what I think is lacking.   But what I have noticed is that when she works with me, she is OK, up until she hits something that is a little bit difficult.   Then she honestly seems to panic.  She gets all flustered, and forgets even things that she really knows.

She also seems to hum or sing when she is doing problems that are really hard for her -- the louder she sings, the more stressed out she is, I think.

Do you have any ideas for strategies to help her be less anxious when it comes to math?   Basically I am hoping just to build up her skills so she doesn't get so stressed, but I am wondering if there are other ideas.[/quote]

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