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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]

She reads well, chapter books level. And she comprehends what she reads.

But I had to read this four times myself to understand what needs to be done.  And I took Calculus.

[b]I'm not sure six year olds know what "double facts", " addends", "grouping methods".  What the hell is " double plus one" supposed to mean?[/b]

I definitely am not going to follow this curriculum at home.  Singapore math doesn't have all these confusing  terminology, it just focuses on simplest and most efficient strategies.
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That should be exactly what she knows and has learned in school.  Once you know the terminology, it is very simple.  Doubles are 4+4, 5+5, etc., which most children learn easily and before other math facts.  Counting on, or count plus one, is 4+1, 5+1, etc., which is simply counting one more number.  So a double plus one is another way of adding 4+5, by breaking it up into 4+4+1, which is easier for some children.

We didn't learn this terminology in school so it looks complicated and intimidating, but it's simple, once you understand what they're talking about.  And the children should be learning this in school, so that it is easy for them.  Is her math teacher new, or not explaining well?  [/quote]

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