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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]One of my kids was similar. I dug around and realized she just didn't have a solid, fluent grasp on place value and math facts (probably at least in part because her school has gone all in on the conceptual/Jo Boaler approach) She knew them-ish, but was having to really still think through basic calculations which was slowing her ability to really move forward. We went in the opposite direction of school recommendations for practice (things like ST Math, other apps) and went to back to paper math. We started with Singapore Math and then switched back a few grades and just had her work through the Kumon Workbooks when it became apparent that she just wasn't fluent. Now she's rolling along and ahead because the basics are automatic. [/quote]
I like this approach for summer, on top of a tutor.

They make Singapore workbooks. Do you prefer Kumon workbooks over them? I think I’ll take her back to 4th and do a couple pages a day over the summer.[/quote]

I don’t know how Kumon and Singapore compare, but I get the feeling that Mathnasium people are a lot more serious about math, in a down-to-earth way, than Kumon people.

And I think the bottom line is that many math teachers are simply terrible at teaching math. You can’t depend on them to teach the concepts to a kid who’s having trouble with the concepts. [/quote]

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