nitascool
05-14-2008, 04:41 PM
My son had an IQ test done in Nov. of last year.
On the WISC-IV his Processing Speed was 20 pts. lower then his Working Memory which was the next lowest score. On the Woodcock-Johnson III he scored 3 grade levels lower in Math then in the other areas. Still he would have been getting an A in math in ps according to our psyc.
We decided to focus first on Math as it was the issue that seemed to be effecting ds's self-esteem the most. He was really struggling with the fact that math was difficult, feeling that it should come as easy as everything else in life had. He thought he was dumb, because it was such a struggle.
In March we bought MUS Alpha for him and his little brother to go through. He will finish lesson 30 on Friday. He is so getting it. He really enjoys math now.
Next year we intend to allow him to go at his pace with MUS Beta and Gamma. He has already memorized most of the Songs on the Skip counting CD and seems to be able to regroup. He has even figured out that 17-6 is a similar problem to 27-6. So I don't foresee any snags in Beta or Gamma. This program seems to be so easy for him. My husband keeps saying that maybe it's "too easy".
So now that I am a bit more at ease about his math issues I've been revisiting his IQ scores. I really want to spend next year spending an 1 to 1.5 hours a daily (not necessarily all at once) dealing with his Processing Speed and Working Memory. But I'm not sure how to go about that.
So finally to my question. What are your suggestions on materials I can use? The cheaper the better as we have already spent next years school budget. I am looking for something we can do at home. Non-consumable would be good too as I have a younger son who also has some PS and WM issues.
On the WISC-IV his Processing Speed was 20 pts. lower then his Working Memory which was the next lowest score. On the Woodcock-Johnson III he scored 3 grade levels lower in Math then in the other areas. Still he would have been getting an A in math in ps according to our psyc.
We decided to focus first on Math as it was the issue that seemed to be effecting ds's self-esteem the most. He was really struggling with the fact that math was difficult, feeling that it should come as easy as everything else in life had. He thought he was dumb, because it was such a struggle.
In March we bought MUS Alpha for him and his little brother to go through. He will finish lesson 30 on Friday. He is so getting it. He really enjoys math now.
Next year we intend to allow him to go at his pace with MUS Beta and Gamma. He has already memorized most of the Songs on the Skip counting CD and seems to be able to regroup. He has even figured out that 17-6 is a similar problem to 27-6. So I don't foresee any snags in Beta or Gamma. This program seems to be so easy for him. My husband keeps saying that maybe it's "too easy".
So now that I am a bit more at ease about his math issues I've been revisiting his IQ scores. I really want to spend next year spending an 1 to 1.5 hours a daily (not necessarily all at once) dealing with his Processing Speed and Working Memory. But I'm not sure how to go about that.
So finally to my question. What are your suggestions on materials I can use? The cheaper the better as we have already spent next years school budget. I am looking for something we can do at home. Non-consumable would be good too as I have a younger son who also has some PS and WM issues.