Math with Confidence has been a good fit for my child with dyscalculia*. In this review I’ll share why I chose MwC, what I like about it, and some of the challenges we have overcome along the way. *By ‘dyscalculia’, I am referring to a persistent and serious difficulty in understanding numbers. It can particularly…
This post describes the system that I use with my dyscalculic child for learning maths facts. At the point of beginning this system, my child knew almost no maths facts at all, and was struggling to retain even +1 facts. These strategies have enable them to learn all addition facts to 20 and subtraction facts…
I took out an initial 3-month subscription to Dynamo Maths to help one of my children who has dyscalculia*. I subsequently extended the subscription, because my child was benefitting from it, though in different ways from my initial expectations. In this article I share my thoughts as a parent on how useful the programme was…
I took out a six-month subscription to Calcularis maths software to help one of my children who has dyscalculia*. In this article I share my thoughts as a parent on how useful the software was for my child, along with plenty of screenshots so that you can get a feel for whether this would be…
This article is a review of Ronit Bird’s dyscalculia materials, based on using them to help one of my children. So far, we have used all of ‘Exploring Numbers Through Dot Patterns’ and most of ‘Exploring Numbers Through Cuisenaire Rods’. By ‘dyscalculia’, I am referring to a persistent and serious difficulty in understanding numbers. It…
