Singapore 1A/1B

[mommy3]

Does anyone know the difference between the Intensive Practice and Extra Practice workbooks? I've seen both and was wondering what the difference is. Also, does anyone have any experience with them and what was your experience?
Thank you!
Stephanie

[krismoose]

Having just ordered both of these, I'll answer The "intensive practice 1A" has lots of problems, and particularly lots of word problems, that go along with 1A. More varied applications of the same concepts. Many more words per page than in the 1A workbook, which was *not* good for us The "extra practice 1" book is just that, exercises just like the regular workbook, some for every unit of 1A and 1B. I ordered intensive when it turns out what I really wanted was extra problems to practice without increasing the difficulty. My ds just finished 1A at 5.5 yo, and we're needing to tread water a bit to allow him to mature...he likes math and can do it well, but not very much at a time, so I don't want to move ahead faster than his maturity can handle A better reader or older student would probably benefit from the intensive practice book compared to the extra practice one, IMO. It would also be a better value for the cost of the book to get intensive practice, if you want a lot more practice, because there's an intensive practice 1A and 1B, but the extra practice covers both in the same book.

[mommy3]

That's exactly what I needed to know. My daughter has Down Syndrome and I'm thinking she may need more (but not more difficult) practice than what the 1A/1B workbooks alone offer. We've been using Math U See but after seeing the way the lessons are written in the Beyond manual I think we'll give the HOD Math a try. Then, if she needs more practice, we can use the "Extra Practice" book.

Thanks for your help!
Stephanie

[moedertje]

You may also consider doing the hands on activities that Carrie gives in the manual and expanding them for your daughter instead of giving her more written work. The hands-on learning might be more meaningful to her.

Ex. when my son learned to sort things by height, he sorted all the bottles in the shower from shortest to tallest that evening while taking a shower. So perhaps if you see that your daughter needs some extra practice you can have different kinds of objects and relate things more to her surroundings. I believe this is easier to do in the earlier years of course and so you could things orally/hands-on rather than written.

Success as the Lord shows you what is best for your daughter.