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My first grader is a great math student, but he is struggling with XtraMath. He did well with the addition portion, but once it went to subtraction, he started to miss a lot. He needs an extra beat to do subtraction in his head, and then to input it correctly. When he doesnβt get it right, he gets increasingly upset until he is crying and screaming. He has pandemic stress that Iβm sure is contributing, but he didnβt love XtraMath last year before March, either.
His school seems to be using XtraMath and similar programs to make sure remote/hybrid students are on track. His teacher is aware of the issue and they worked with him on entering the numbers with his fingers on the touchscreen rather than use the keyboard, which takes him extra time. When that didnβt solve the issue, they asked me to make flashcards.
He does pretty well with the flashcards, although he still has some trouble with 9-6 and 7-2. However, if he is doing that subtraction in his school workbook, itβs no problem!
Iβm at the point where when they give him XtraMath, Iβd like him to work with me on flashcards instead. Iβm wondering if there are other techniques I should be doing or other options.
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