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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How is her working memory? Does she have her math facts down cold? If you say 7+6 or 14-6 does she immediately know the answer or does she have to think or use her fingers? It is hard to do well in math if you don't have instant recall  math facts particularly if you don't have really strong working memory skills. If she doesn't know her math facts down cold, send her to Kumon but you have to think long term about how long it will take to get to level D. Maybe a year or so.[/quote]

If a child has memory processing issues, Kumon isn't the best option.  It's not evidence based and focuses on rote memorization which is why many kids have difficulty with math later on b/c they don't understand the basic concepts to begin with.  [/quote]

OP's kid has solid fluid reasoning which correlates to math applications, so conceptual knowledge shouldn't be a problem. If you don't know math facts you use up working memory trying to do simple calculations instead of using your available working memory to understand how to solve multistep problems. Kumon is great only for rote memorization (not a good program for conceptual math), which might be what OP's kid is lacking.[/quote]

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