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Tips for Boosting Your Child’s Math Success
(StatePoint) For many
students, math is one of the most challenging school
subjects to conquer. However, it doesn’t have to be. There
are many ways parents can take an active role in their
children’s math success.
“Often students experience
a crisis of confidence when it comes to math. If this
persists, they may struggle with mastery of the core
principles required to progress and grow,” says Dr. Shawn
Mahoney, chief academic officer of McGraw-Hill Education.
“Many parents see the value in educational technology and
how it can help to both make math fun for kids, as well as
play an important role in helping them master the basic
building blocks needed for continued success.”
Mahoney offers parents the
following tips to boost students’ math skills:
Assess Your Student
Inquire about your child’s
strengths and weaknesses as well as their unique needs and
preferences. Not all children learn best using the same
methods, and what works for your child’s peers may not
necessarily work for your young scholar.
Talking to your child’s
teacher can help give a complete picture of his or her
progress to determine if any additional help is needed.
Leverage New Technologies
Investigate new
technologies and digital products that are designed to help
children learn and build confidence in their math abilities.
For example, McGraw-Hill Education’s tablet-friendly program
ALEKS provides a personalized and adaptive learning
experience for students based on their strengths and
weaknesses. This groundbreaking technology is based on a
deep understanding of how students learn and master new
concepts.
The program uses
research-based adaptive learning technology to determine
precisely what each student knows, doesn't know and is most
ready to learn in a given course. ALEKS interacts with
students like a personal tutor, helping them study more
effectively and efficiently by delivering the exact
instruction they need when they need it.
Programs like ALEKS are
augmenting classroom learning and improving student success
rates and test scores by providing the advantages of
one-on-one instruction from virtually any web-based device.
To learn more, visit aleks.com.
Make Math Come Alive
Make the subject more
interesting by introducing your child to mathematical
concepts outside the context of a traditional classroom
environment. Whether it’s a day spent at a children’s museum
in the math-oriented exhibits or playing digital math games,
there are plenty of opportunities to expand the notion of
what math is for your child.
Education is a passport to
a brighter tomorrow. In the world of today and tomorrow, the
importance of numeracy -- the ability to understand, work
with, and communicate effectively with numbers -- is
essential. It’s never too early or too late to take an
active role in getting your child on the path to math
success
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