Homeschooling Parents

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Originally Posted by Pressing-On

I believe they do term this as the "Dot-notation" approach. From my understanding it is effective for intellectually disabled people, but will slow down your normal student. I believe I agree with this.

I did see several articles referencing the benefits for disabled students. I think it'll slow down students who don't need it, I probably wouldn't want to see it taught in a classroom setting, but I definitely see benefits in a tutoring situation, or like Rico is doing, if it fits the student's needs.

I would be interested to find out if anyone has ever worked out at least some of the why this method seems beneficial for mentally disabled students. I'd also be curious to know if there's any data on highly gifted kids and this method. If I remember when I have time I may do some digging and see what I can find.

Originally Posted by Pressing-On

As I have stated, Math is a science that does not change. Rote memorization is the most time tested route to go. It doesn't change much from that.

But, rote memorization lets you down after awhile. You have to understand the concepts, and how to get the answer, not just remember what the answer is. You can look at 2 times 3 and know it's 6, but why is it 6? I use pies and plates sometimes, if you have 2 plates, and both plates have 3 pieces of pie on them, that's 6 pieces total. If you don't understand this concept, later on when you have to factor, you'll be completely sunk. I do think a lot of people manage to pick that information up somewhere along the line, but some just completely miss it. They manage to give the correct answer so they must understand the concepts needed to get the answer, and that's not always true.

Originally Posted by Pressing-On

Yes, learning styles are different. That is why I suggested games, which includes flash cards and workbooks/seatwork. Those are the two most effective methods.

Originally Posted by Pressing-On

I'm sorry that I have offended you. It was not my purpose. I have seen people struggle so much choosing from the various choices on the market. I was trying to simplify the process.

This is true, there are so many things out there it's daunting to select which will be most beneficial.

Originally Posted by Pressing-On

I hope you can forgive me for being aggressive on this subject. I'll try to do better.

I can, and me too. lol