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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Have you looked into tutoring for your daughter? MCPS provides some options for free.

Then on the private side, there's Mathnasium, Kumon, etc.[/quote]

My daughter does not NEED tutoring.  She knows her math facts and understands the material just fine, if anything she is advanced in math - she's just got slow processing.  Rote memorization is not required for math fact fluency, and speed drills are not an effective way to teach - math anxiety actually *worsens* working memory, processing, and problem solving. [/quote]

I agree with this, but the reality is that many components of math moving forward require the speed and accuracy that come from rote memorization - in order to finish math unit tests, to finish state exams, to finish SAT, ACT, IB and AP exams, and to be able to finish homework in a reasonable amount if time. If your kid does have slow processing they should have an accommodation for extra time on math tests and later in upper elementary, MS or HS, they may even need a “calculator accommodation”.

I’m a tutor, so I see this pretty often in kids in ES, MS and HS.  Better to get the accommodation now so that DC doesn’t end up hating math and thinking she is bad at it.

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