All About Getting Help for Students Weak in Math

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24hr-mum:

my next-year p3 girl seems to hv the same prob too.

gd in basic math, vocab, but poor in prob sum n compre.

copy number also copy wrongly

i hv been getting her to underline key words for math n eng. it helps, but she stimes still dont hv the habit of findg key words

tazyspin, is ur child from elite sch? maybe that sch std too hi?

i find the prob wf my girl is lack of analytical n logical thinkg skills but this is due to immaturity. i really dont know how to help except tuition, n practise n practise ahead n get her underline key words

maybe try do more topical assessment bks or problem sum assessment bks rather than CA/SA/exam papers which contain everythg but u dont know whc area is the weaknesses

Doing problem question, ask her question and ask her to explain what it means. If don't understand, explain as simply to her by drawing or use real life example to explain. For copying problem, I ask my dd to say loudly when doing the copying at home. If in sch, read softly to herself. When she can overcome this problem, then can stop this practice. ( I read somewhere that it say that sometimes the eyes read to fast and the brain has yet to process , hence might cause this problem). The alternative is to check after writing the no., might be tedious for kid to do that.

[kchua05.06803yahoo.06803com.06803sg]

hi 24hr-mum,


Nice meeting here again...same scenario for my boy going p3 next year. The tutor said his foundation is ok but dunno why he got transfer problem + careless too. Sometimes calculated the answer correct, but write down in statement can be wrong...

Sometimes, lengthy problem solving he also anyhow 'ham tang' and do...i am most worried for his maths but he not worry at all! Haiz....

24hr-mum:

my next-year p3 girl seems to hv the same prob too.
gd in basic math, vocab, but poor in prob sum n compre.

copy number also copy wrongly

i hv been getting her to underline key words for math n eng. it helps, but she stimes still dont hv the habit of findg key words

tazyspin, is ur child from elite sch? maybe that sch std too hi?

i find the prob wf my girl is lack of analytical n logical thinkg skills but this is due to immaturity. i really dont know how to help except tuition, n practise n practise ahead n get her underline key words

maybe try do more topical assessment bks or problem sum assessment bks rather than CA/SA/exam papers which contain everythg but u dont know whc area is the weaknesses

[24hr-mum]

ya, if the question involved eg $ and quantity, she can mix up the values for both. just not a clear-minded person by nature.

she is that kind, open door, forgot to close the door type of person.

[kelpw]

Hi Fellow parents,


My younger daughter is falling way behind for her P2 study this year. She will be in P3 next year and i despartely need help for her math subject. Any one can help or able to advise me which tuition centre is good? I know my daughter is weak in problem sum solving and logistic thinking

Appreciate it if you could pfrovide me some form of advice of how i can help her

Regard

[smartmummy]

Hi kelpw!

I wanted to ask as ur same qn.My son is the king of careless mistakes.This SA2 paper haven’t yet come.So I don’t know where he lose marks.He has no problem with undertanding model.But he hate to do lot of practise.He does very slow.He will be in P4 next year.Still he haven’t yet memorise the multiplication table.He use skip counting.His CA1 and SA1 dipped in P2 then CA2 and SA2 improved a lot with no careless mistakes.Then again P3 CA1,CA2 and SA1 continuously go down.Now SA2 improved by 10 marks than CA2.So I decided to send tution.Then I analyse all tuitions.Now finally I decide to coach him by my self.I read a lot of threads in KSP and took some valuabe advise.No Teacher better than the own parent.

[kelpw]

Hi


Thanks for the tip as currently i am working and wont be home till late late. My daughter sleep whenever i reach home. I wish i could able to help but the time i be with her is only weekend hence, it will not be much help . Perhap you may pass me some tip so i could able to overcome this

[susu2626]

Hi,

Last time I have a problem with my DD finishing Pri 6 going to Sec1. Imagine taking additional subjects, changes in teaching methods etc… she did not do well too, she can’t scope with the additional workload. Its take time for them to adjust to the changes. If you are looking at giving her tuition, maybe I can pm you the contacts. Let me know.

[szepinge]

It’s best that parent can teach. I teach my own child, even piano.

When I teach other kids as a tutor,
I encourage parents to chip in too bcos I may
only come once or twice a wk.
A child who’s weak in his studies need
constant practice everyday, then can see improvement.
But many of my students’ parents once they have me,
they ‘washed’ their hands off and my students always
say my parents leave me alone now tat you are teaching me.

As for your case, since you dont have time,
wkdays get a tutor, Wkend you must chip in to help.
It makes a difference and your child will improve.
Pm me if you need help.

[RafflesianRG]

Hey all!


I’m not sure if yall will find this useful, but just giving recommendations! Im currently a student in RG and had a really good math and sci tutor in pri sch(: I had private tuition where I went to my tutor’s hse. I really liked the tuition and felt that it was extremely useful and effective as teacher Mavis will tailor the lessons according to the ability of different students. Unlike major tuition centres that I used to attend, my tutor was more and genuinely concerned about our results. each class has a max of 6 students and may have mixed levels. But somehow it felt more like personal tuition as teacher Mavis ensured that each and everyone understood their weaknesses and knew how to solve the various questions that they were unable to attempt previously so I really improved by leaps and bounds! Also, mixing with other level students also truly helped in my learning as there was enough but not excess interaction(: Do pm me if you want her contact, or any other problems(: I’ll be more than willing to help those who are aiming to score well for math and science since I had a really good tutor who helped me pull through pri sch math and sci(:

[jwxh]

hi rafflesianrg,


may i know where is yr tutor’s hse?