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[quote=Anonymous]I’m an educator who works with children who need remediation for various reasons.

The way we support children with weak number sense is to work in more concrete ways—using math tools to model
 numbers and operations. The math tools (manipulatives) include ten frames, hundred grids, base ten blocks, place value mats, number lines, Unifix blocks, and other tools. Once a child understands the concrete model, we bridge him/her/them to increasing levels of abstraction.

There aren’t many set curricula for this. The Engage NY curriculum comes close, but the pacing and some of the problem types are rather challenging for those who need intensive remediation with number sense. You might try the out-of-print book Weaving Your Way from Arithmetic to Mathematics once your child’s understanding of the base 10 number sense and basic number operations is a more established.

Beast Academy is a curriculum designed for extension, not remediation. For children who don’t have good number sense, this will not help and may even be confusing. Singapore Math, Mathnasium, Khan, and Kumon are good for average to high performing students who intuitively “get” math and benefit from repetition to develop greater fluency (speed, accuracy). They are somewhat akin to SAT test prep-style learning—not great for establishing a first foundation but perfect for practice and refining understanding.

Number sense is the basic literacy of math. When children are struggling to decode words, we throw intensive phonics intervention at them because we know they can’t build strong literacy on a shaky foundation. Treat math skills the same way and find a tutor experienced with learning differences and remediation (not a college student, an early career educator, or someone without special education experience).[/quote]

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