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I wish I had used this program for my three oldest |
November 5, 2008 |
| Reviewer:
Stephanie Y.
from Grand Junction, CO
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After years of tearful math instruction, we read Timberdoodle's catalog entry and decided to try Developmental Math. My children went from math blockheads to math brainiacs. Well, okay, not really. Maybe I chose levels that were too easy for them. But my first grader loved whipping through Level One (so did my three year old); my third grader finds Level Four just his speed; the fifth grader's Level Eight was right on target; and the seventh grader's Level Eleven makes her happy. Each one finds success at his/her own level and now feels competent in math. I just wish I had used this program for my three oldest, none of whom feels especially math-literate.
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Teaches one concept at a time |
November 5, 2008 |
| Reviewer:
Hope S.
from Manassas, VA
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I am homeschooling three grandchildren. We began when they were in K, 1st and 2nd grades are now in our fourth year of homeschooling. I used this series in the beginning because the children were very weak in Math. The course progresses very slowly, building concept as well as Math fact memory. This series works well at building foundation, however it stays pretty much on one concept throughout each book. This can be a shortcoming if you are required to give standardized teats at years end. We continue to use Developmental Math as a supplement when there is a lag in the learning and for extra practice. One of the children (now in 5th grade) does D.M. exercises daily along with her other Math course. This keeps her feeling successful and I can be sure she has enough of the broad course work for the end of year standardized test.
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A clear presentation of each math component |
October 31, 2008 |
| Reviewer:
Mary S.
from Caldwell, TX
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This is the easiest to follow math program we've used. We tried Singapore Math, just to see how it compared. My son immediately asked when we could go back to Developmental Math, since it doesn't skip around from concept to concept. It is such a clear presentation of each math component that my "fourth grade" son is finishing up "sixth grade" math this year. We've purchased the whole set of curriculum so we won't be caught off guard if the publisher ever decides to discontinue the series. I'm also very impressed that Timberdoodle offers the Answer Key/Teacher's Guide and the Test. Other curriculum dealers list them separately and aren't clear that there are three components to each unit. Thank you and blessings to you, Timberdoodle!
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My first grader absolutely loves these workbooks! |
October 23, 2008 |
| Reviewer:
Jennifer W.
from Pataskala, OH
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My first grader absolutely loves these workbooks! We are using Math-U-See for our math curriculum, but my son isn't all that excited about it. The alpha book moves fairly quickly from topic to topic - too quickly to master the material. The website allows you to print out more practice pages, but Math-U-See's pages are so dry and boring that my son just hates it. Developmental Math to the rescue! The workbook pages are more kid friendly, and this is the most gentle approach to math I've ever seen. It is a fabulous supplement to Math-U-See, and my son will often do more than the two pages per day that I require. In fact, once he did as many as 11 pages in one day. When our second Developmental Math book arrived, he dropped everything and started the new book immediately. He even did a couple of pages on Saturday! My son is a bright kid, but for some reason Math-U-See wasn't working out all that well for us. Now that we've bought these workbooks, math is his favorite subject. I sometimes have to ask him to put away his math book so that we can get to other subjects!
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Self-paced, simple format, great program! |
October 21, 2008 |
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Vicky M.
from Indian, Alaska
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This is a great program for kids that need some time to master math concepts. It begins with the concrete and moves to the abstract with lots of review. The modules are self paced so if they already know a certain concept I can allow them to jump through quickly. If there are struggles I can provide the student with more practice by redoing a section or supplementing from another source. The simple workbook style keeps everything in one place. A student could read for themselves all the instructions and proceed, though I found that my boys needed my instruction and explanation to get started on new section with new concepts. My boys went through 1 to 3 levels a year. So far we have used books 1-14 between two of them over the last 3 years.
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