Oh, Dearest Mother, Sweetest Virgin of Altagracia, our Patroness. You are our Advocate and to you we recommend our needs. You are our Teacher and like disciples we come to learn from the example of your holy life. You are our Mother, and like children, we come to offer you all of the love of our hearts. Receive, dearest Mother, our offerings and listen attentively to our supplications. Amen.



Active Topics || Favorites || Member List || Search || About Us || Help || Register || Login
Living and Loving Numbers
 4Real Forums : Living and Loving Numbers
Subject Topic: A RightStart Question Post ReplyPost New Topic
Author
Message << Prev Topic | Next Topic >>
domchurch3
Forum Pro
Forum Pro


Joined: July 12 2007
Location: Texas
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 245
Posted: July 14 2008 at 9:19am | IP Logged Quote domchurch3
How do you know when your child is ready to move on. I feel the need to spend the same amount of time on the easy stuff with reviews and games because I'm having trouble gauging what she knows and she does not, but it's becoming a bit overwhelming and slow. Any advice?

Also, did I waste my money buying A when B is pretty much the same thing?
Back to Top View domchurch3's Profile Search for other posts by domchurch3
 
donnalynn
Forum All-Star
Forum All-Star


Joined: July 24 2006
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 581
Posted: July 18 2008 at 9:19am | IP Logged Quote donnalynn
I guess I just watch and see how quickly my son answers. I also look to see whether he is able to do problems on his own, and if he is doing them correctly. I do one or sometimes two lessons at a time - we don't do lessons everyday so sometimes we have a longer math session. If I do more than one lesson I'll combine the review sections to give a smattering of both. Sometimes I'll skip a review altogether.

If your child is answering questions correctly and seems to enjoy the lessons or is saying things like - "MOM! I already know this!" - it's probably time to move on. Generally, it is pretty evident when a child is having difficulty with Math.   

We started with Book B - if you have started with A - I would imagine you could go through book B pretty quickly - feel free to skip some lessons if you think your daughter knows the material well or go ahead and move into book B.

But maybe I should ask how old your daughter is? I didn't start a formal math program until mine were 6 or 7. When children start too young, sometimes the initial excitement wears off very quickly and the child is more likely to seem bored, distracted, and restless. Instead of joy - "lesson time" is met with resistance and a kind of physical and mental withdraw.

Does this help at all?

__________________
donnalynn
Back to Top View donnalynn's Profile Search for other posts by donnalynn
 
graciefaith
Forum Pro
Forum Pro


Joined: June 08 2006
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 361
Posted: July 19 2008 at 12:24pm | IP Logged Quote graciefaith
We dont do lessons everyday. In fact, dd1 is in book B and we are going super slow with lots of games in between. If you feel it's getting boring, you could move on but continue playing the math games to help drill in the areas you feel your dc needs work on. Dd's love the math games even if i dont. lol

Dd1 started in level A but she was 5yo and i had not worked with her at all in math. It was a perfect fit. Dd2 is at the end of level A but again she was just 5yo when we started.

__________________
Blessed wife and mom of 3 girls, Sept. '01, Dec. '02 and Oct. '07
Back to Top View graciefaith's Profile Search for other posts by graciefaith
 
Katie
Forum Pro
Forum Pro
Avatar

Joined: March 11 2005
Location: Suriname
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 271
Posted: July 28 2008 at 5:10pm | IP Logged Quote Katie
Domchurch3,

It would help to know how old your dd is and what level you are doing? The start of Level B covers a lot of what is covered in level A, so if Level A is going slow for you, then I would jump into Level B, which progresses to more difficult math more quickly. If you have done Level A and are now doing Level B, I would skim the sections that are review and jump in at a point you think would work.

The thing to remember about Rightstart is that it is quietly cumulative. One day you're counting to 10 and wondering why, then you're counting alternately and before you know it you're painlessly counting by twos. So even though counting is easy, it is good to do it so that the next concept sort of slides right in. Also, a lot of time is spent teaching the young ones to "see" not count the numbers. Some get this quickly and some don't.

I hope that helps.

__________________
Mother of 5 in South America. No 6 due in April.
Back to Top View Katie's Profile Search for other posts by Katie
 

If you wish to post a reply to this topic you must first login
If you are not already registered you must first register

  [Add this topic to My Favorites] Post ReplyPost New Topic
Printable version Printable version

Forum Jump
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot create polls in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum

Hosting and Support provided by theNetSmith.com