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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] Are you helping your DC do the workbook at home?  Are you finding you have to provide detail explanation of what to do, and maybe doing the first problem together?  If so, then as a PP stated, perhaps you are providing way too much guidance at home. Your DC won't receive that much individualized attention in class unfortunately.  
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I usually explain the material (book A), then she has to practice it (book B) without my supervision.  Then we go over together over her mistakes.

Maybe I'm doing too much on explaining the instructions part.  How do I teach comprehension of instructions?
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First off, does your DC know how to read?  Obviously, your DC can't follow instructions if reading skills aren't there to read the instructions.  At this age, I can't believe the teacher doesn't first go over what the kids are supposed to do on these worksheets.  I would email the teacher and let her know that your DC doesn't seem to understand the instructions.

If your DC can read to the level of those instructions, then when she brings the work home, tell her to pretend to be the teacher and you the student, and ask your DC to explain what you are supposed to do on the worksheet.  You might get a sense of how much she is comprehending.  If she doesn't seem to understand, first make sure she understands the math concepts... "double facts", "grouping", etc...  Then, have your DC read the first question.  Stop.  Have DC break it down.  Do you understand what "double facts" are.. which are the double facts.. What does the instruction say to do with the double facts?[/quote]

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