jewel7123 wrote:Just curious, did your DD start out using Singapore from the beginning or you started using it recently?
My dd was pulled from public school mid-3rd grade. That was last December. She had been doing "Everyday Math" but the curriculum was changed for 3rd grade, so she was already starting off with something new. She had not yet learned to regroup, or any multiplication/division.
I tested her with the Singapore placement tests and put her in 2A/B in January. We worked pretty quickly through the 2A book, slowing down when we got to regrouping, but it didn't spend that much time on the concept and moved on. My intention was to school all summer and keep her going in math, but we really, really needed a break this summer for a while. So when we picked it back up she was very frustrated, couldn't remember the concepts of multiplication, etc. I blame myself because I should have done a better job at keeping it up with practice this summer.
She's just a kid that needs a more methodical and visual problem solving method, and lots more practice. I was plagued with worry all last Spring that Singapore wasn't the right fit for her but kept hearing that I should stick with it, don't change math programs, etc. Ultimately I have to do what I think is right for this particular kid. I totally get why Singapore does it the way they do, and I really, really wish it had worked for us. My hope is to start my son out with it and keep him with it. For all I know he might be more mathy in his skill set and do much better with it.