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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 like the Singapore workbooks for concepts practice which was why I started there. I switched my kid to the Kumon workbooks when I realized that it was her fluency with the basic basics that was holding her back vs her conceptual understanding. We went back to 3rd grade workbooks and worked up through addition/subtraction/multiplication and division (she's in 5th). I'm going to have her go back through some Singapore books this summer to make sure she's ready for 6th...probably 4th and 5th, but haven't decided yet. [/quote]

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