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She needs special math help with a professional. The school should start now. We I was a kid it was called Math center for kids that needed extra help. Push to get help now at school. Make sure the next school knows before she comes that she needs extra help. If not she will fall further behind her classmates. Take care.

Since she has a Math disability....you need to accept that. Re-inforcing helps. Let's say you are in the car. There are 2 cars in one lane and 3 in the other. Ask her how many cars are there in total. Just use the things around you. Get 1 potato and then another 2. How many totally. Have the math facts written and stuck on her door and let her practice it everyday. Seeing it without really 'reading' it everyday also helps.

You're getting her into a special program and such so you're already helping her :) That's great that you're on top of this at a young age... a lot of people wait until much later and it's so hard to catch up. My younger daughter is a math tutor and tutoring kids in the later grades of high school is rough. They've had a lot of years to develop a real dislike for the subject and it makes it tough to help them. Since your step daughter is young, you could play "math games" with her that might help improve her memory. If her biggest problems are addition and subtraction, you can use money as a teaching aid. Does she get an allowance or have a piggy bank? Counting money and paying for things and keeping track of what's left reinforces the math and also teaches other beneficial skills :) Do you cook much? Using recipes to teach math is also fun for kids. Using the quantities and measuring makes math more about "real life" than just on paper. One of my daughters had trouble with her multiplication tables so we used to use flash cards to practice but not all kids like that. I also used to buy fun workbooks that were designed like puzzle or coloring books but involved using math to play the games. It's more fun for the kids than feeling like they are constantly doing homework. Of course, there are lots of websites too where she could play games and practice her math skills... here's an example of a site that lists a number of math-related kids sites: http://www.kidsites.com/sites-edu/math.htm There are lots of options if you want to involve the computer. Best of luck to you all!

Every individual has differences,and it happens that this kid is slow in Math. There are special tutor that knows how to motivate,or what to do with such cases.

Hi, Actually at her age of 9 years old,she should be able to do subtraction and addition fluently,Try to get her more practices everyday,so that she will get the right method to solve the maths problem. Try to let her do the simple one and then slowly guide her for more difficult one. Set a timetable for her to study,once she has get tired,let her have some rest and don't over force her,or else, she won't be able to concentrate. AVoid on radio or TV programme while she is studying,keep the environment quiet,so that she will have better concentration. If come to the worst,enroll her for maths tuition to improve her maths.

You know your step daughter is 9 years old.I think you should not too early for her to learn so much pressure to bear,which she was not much help.Should now do some things that interest her.

The fact that she is getting a special math program this year will be in her educational record, and so the new school will be inclined to do something similar. I see that people are giving you links for learning sites and games and that will be fun for her. I believe that is great. Also give her manipulatives---things that she can count with and physically group. There is also a program called "Touch math" which you will probably encounter in her special class. Even if not I believe you can look it up online and get the details.

I commend you for taking note to the fact that she might have in fact and did need the additional assistance. Some parents have no way to recognize at times. I would say that along with the additional help she will receive that you too get a bit of support where as you can further learn how to help her. There are many parents out there that have learned how to not only accept that their child needs additional help but also are willing to share with other parents to better guide them and how to gain additional patience. Best of luck to the both of you.

There is a program called Rocket Math that really seems to work with all students in my building to develop basic math fact speed and accuracy. It is a prescribed program, but only really takes 5-10 minutes a day. The students learn 3 to 4 new math facts in each level. The student has a goal based on how quickly they can write look at process and write a set of numbers. Once the goal is established, the student reads facts out loud to a parent/teacher/partner for one minute to one and a half minutes, then switch roles so they are following along while someone else reads. Then the child has one minute to answer as many as they can, trying to meet their goal. This program is easy to adopt in a home, and it is easy to reward progress with a sticker chart for each letter of the alphabet, which is each level of the system.

I dont like math and really poor in it. You can maybe try a different approach on her. Sometimes things arent just learned from school. You can maybe insert it in your everyday life. Like for example you bought oranges. Tell her that hey, I bought some oranges, let's count how many oranges does a kilo has? or I am not sure if I bought 10 apples, can you count it for me? Then you can maybe say, I have 20 peaches, if I give 15 to your cousin, how many peaches will be left for me? I hope it'll work somehow. Sorry for giving lots of samples, I feel it is better to state it that way :)

You can hire a tutor for her. As from my experience, I can say is that kids show more tantrums with parents and well behaved with others. I guess having a tutor for her would help. There are online programs which offer you a tutor. You can find out about such program and see if it helps.

I guess you just have to be patient enough for her to learn. Give her math exercises everyday. Buy flashcards for her and let her practice it also. There are some children who are really slow to learn but I'm sure she will, I have students who are like her but in time, she'll survive math. Give her time, slowly but surely will be the best rule for her.