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hs4ze
10-17-2008, 04:04 PM
hi all,

our K/1st grade child knows his numbers, etc. but has recently (w/in the past 6 wks or so) started to confuse the numbers 6 and 8. i have let it slide, but am concerned it's gone on for too long.

he even says "eighteen" for 16 and "sixteen" for 18, etc.

when starting from a lower number, he knows 8 follows 6.

in short, i don't think its a mathematical error, so much as a "labeling" error (if that makes any sense.)

any suggestions?