The Old Schoolhouse magazine has an special learners e-newsletter and quite a few readers shared how they use Math-U-See to teach their special learners.
What works for us is Math U See. For some reason she can understand a problem when she can see it worked out with the blocks. And she likes it! -Karen
My only daughter was severely dyslexic until about the age of 14. Though I had an older son who did fine with standard curriculum, I switched to Math U See for her and the younger children. Math U See is hands-on and encourages the student to use all learning avenues. We have found that it helps our children to understand and “see” math. When learning a new concept, we watch a video lesson; then, we use our hands to build the problem. We say the problem aloud and then write it on paper. We are involving all our senses, which is key for students to understand and “see” how math works. Even children without learning disabilities benefit from using all their senses or learning avenues. - Ladonna
About 6 months ago we started using Math U See. It is a fabulous program! My son knew none of his math facts when I began homeschooling him in January. He has learned almost all of his addition and subtraction facts 0-9 since February. My daughter has also learned her math facts quickly with this program. I would highly recommend Math-U-See to anyone,including those homeschool kids with special needs such as Autism, ADHD, and Dyslexia.
- Stephanie
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I know for a fact that Math U See works with special needs kids. Two of our three children are special needs (I prefer the term unique learners). We had used different math programs in the past with limited success. This year we switched to MUS and what a difference. My children are loving math and learning at the same time.
We do a lesson a week, when possible. At the end of the week we do the test. My kids have made 100s everytime, yeah! My oldest has limited communication so it is hard at times to know for sure if he is getting it. I can explain until I am blue in the face. But, when I put in the dvd of Mr. Demme he gets it right then. How does he do that?
After watching the dvd, I then explain again using the teachers guide and blocks. The kids then teach me before we go to the worksheets. They love being successful.
My 11 year old son has autism, and has learned so much since starting the Math-U-See program! He very quickly memorized the colors, and from there, learned his math facts. Math time is now fun, and something that he looks forward to. Thank you so much!
I love that there are no “year grades” to the math books. My daughter has cerebral palsy and is on the 5th grade. The public school she was in before I started homeschooling her in Jan. just let her slip by in math. When I started HS her I realized we were going to have go back several grades to get her to master even addition and subtraction, but I was so afraid of damaging her confidence and self esteem when she would see that her new math books were 2nd grade level. When I found out about MUS I started her on Alpha and she has no idea that it is below grade level and it is building her confidence every day because she finally gets it and gets an A everyday which she had never had before. She know loves math! I thank God for MUS!