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Suggested Software & Workbooks for Adult?
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| natamon |
Posted on April 27 2007 09:09 AM
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Location: Southern California
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HI All!
I am reteaching myself(as well as brushing up on what I did manage to learn) maths and need some software and/or workbooks for people with Dyscalculia.
I am willing to take either, or both, and need titles and as many suggestions as anyone is willing to make. I will use a child's software/book, so feel free to include anything at all when suggesting.
Thanks soooo much,
Nat
P.s. Sorry if someone has already asked this in a thread-I am new here.
I am trying to do my best with all God's help! |
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| eoffg |
Posted on April 28 2007 08:12 AM
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Hi Natamom,
Perhaps you might have a look at the Dyscalculia sub-types on the discussion page, first?
So that you don't get suggestions, that waste your time.
Where the first subject there, is Sense of Number.
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| Murex |
Posted on August 27 2007 12:01 AM
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Location: Connecticut, USA
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I've sampled several online courses. Some have been truly terrible, but the Thinkwell software is WONDERFUL.
Ed Berger is the teacher in the videos and I LOVE HIM! Dare I say it? He makes math fun!
I hate math. I'm traumatized by math. I took the pre-calculus class through my university and it was great.
Seriously, I'm taking the GRE's now and if I had any sense (or cents), I'd shell out for the pre-algebra class...
Now I am sounding like a shill for Thinkwell, because I just left a huge post in the introduce yourself section here whining about how to cope with the GREs, but I think I am going to take my own advice.
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| eoffg |
Posted on August 27 2007 09:10 AM
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Location: Australia
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Hi Murex,
One of the major advantages of Online courses, is that they put the Student in control!
Where the Student has a Pause and Rewind button to control the teacher.
Which makes a major difference!
In the classroom situation, you can't Pause the teacher, while you absorb what they just said?
As for Rewind, it's embarrassing to put your hand up in class, and ask for something to be explained again?
So Students don't like to do it?
Also Teachers get annoyed.
As well as Tutors.
But Maths is a 'step by step' process, so that if you haven't understood any 'step', whatever follows, wont make sense?
So having a Pause and Rewind button, is very helpful.
Geoff, |
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| dawn |
Posted on August 27 2007 10:00 AM
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Location: england
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Everywhere I go people mention Wordshark or numbershark. They are not downloadable and you get them through dyslexia associatoons. My son's school has it and other schools I know have it . People I met at dyslexia meetings recommend them and dyslexia assessors have mentioned them to me . they cost £60 each though |
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| Murex |
Posted on August 28 2007 03:53 AM
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Location: Connecticut, USA
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Not only does it help to be able to "rewind" the teacher, it also helps that he is only a few inches tall on my computer screen and charming and funny. |
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