Catherine
02-28-2010, 09:39 AM
My youngest, 8 yo ds, just had neuropsych testing, and the findings were that he has a high IQ, but very (very!) slow processing and poor working memory. Both of these measures were blow the 2nd percentile for his age group. He reads well, as far as decoding, but won't read anything challenging, (meaning, can't do HP), and I think it's because he can't remember the beginning of longer sentences when he gets to the end.
Math is our biggest challenge though. MANY concepts need frequent reteaching; it's hard to get anything into the long term memory. Once it's there, no problem. So he is slow, slow, slow then it comes to calculating, nothing is automatic. None of his facts, from multiplication to one digit addition, are quick and automatic, though for many, he can figure them out by skip counting or using other strategies.
What I'm looking for is math enrichment, which or neuropsych recommended. I do notice that with new concepts, he picks them up quickly. Can anyone recommend resources for math enrichment that do not rely on calculating? Word problems are poison!! No word problems please!
Math is our biggest challenge though. MANY concepts need frequent reteaching; it's hard to get anything into the long term memory. Once it's there, no problem. So he is slow, slow, slow then it comes to calculating, nothing is automatic. None of his facts, from multiplication to one digit addition, are quick and automatic, though for many, he can figure them out by skip counting or using other strategies.
What I'm looking for is math enrichment, which or neuropsych recommended. I do notice that with new concepts, he picks them up quickly. Can anyone recommend resources for math enrichment that do not rely on calculating? Word problems are poison!! No word problems please!