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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We are also at a Capitol Hill DCPS and I could have written almost this exact post. Math the first two weeks had them differentiating between socks (like “one has stripes and one doesn’t”); almost exactly what my PK3er is doing at the same school. We tried Zearn and my kid was bored in minutes. 5 exercises in a row of counting to 5? No initial assessment at all? I emailed the teacher and she bumped us to the last K unit, which is 1-20 (as opposed to 1-5). It’s all still remedial, but not bad for fluency so I’m having my kid race through it as quickly as possible like it’s a game. I am hopeful things might improve once we reach 1st grade. We’ve done an hour over 3 days and she’s about half way through this unit. [/quote]

Just want to report back in case any future K parents are reading this thread. Zearn gets *so* much better in 1st grade. It's like a totally different interface. No idea why they make PK unique and terrible. (I still think it could be improved with more choice and fun background/context a la Lexia, but still... *so* much better.)[/quote]

Iready is a really great math program too! The student takes an assessment so it will place the child at the right level for learning. Look for it on clever. It’s a lot more interactive than zearn. I love zearn too Bc it works on fluency.[/quote]

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