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That's not the way Singapore Math looks at it.[/quote]

I've been following SM U.S. addition for 2 years now.  And there are not doubles there.  The only strategies they're teaching are counting on or addition using tens and ones.[/quote]

That is incorrect. Singapore Math also uses a lot of the make-ten strategy. In any case, what Singapore Math does NOT do is simply expect students to memorize that 7 + 8 = 15 and that's that.

You're right that there is no explicit mention of doubles, but so what?  [/quote]

That's what I said, additions using tens and ones.  No, no memorization in SM.  Please note that doubles require memorization.

So my point is the stronger math schools don't use these tricks and don't waste time on them. In DD's class it's THE MAIN thing they're focusing on. Instead of reinforcing make-ten strategy.  The problems are written in a very confusing ways for kids.  I myself have to read them 3 times before I understand what they expect.  All it does is confuses my kid to no end and it's not because she has a reading and comprehension problem.  She does not have comprehension problems outside CC textbook.

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As PP said, it's really just the textbooks that are confusing.  And at the lower grades, CC and SM emphasize going slowly over concepts, repeating them, etc.  Go slowly to go fast later.  [/quote]

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