Thanks for th link, acculady - good stuff.
Epoh, that may be something to consider, although I do wonder whether it would create a massive amount of work to listen to the entire day again to pull out out pertinent info.
Master - his typing is very good, and he types all of his work, even workbook pages. It has helped a lot. The teacher he has until January won't even reply to his emais asking questions about assignments and refuses to accept work emailed to her... thus the IEP and switching math teachers at the break.
The computation issues come from several things - inability to memorize math facts, difficulty keeping the numbers lined up when working a problem - even with graph paper - and what seems to be a working memory issue. He gets lost in the longer problems that have parenthesis or more tha one step. Verbally, he can talk through the steps needed and grasps new concepts quickly. And when he's tired, sick, or dealing with asthma, it is much worse.
We have started playing S'Math (board game like Scrabble) to help him practice his math facts or to at least get faster counting on his fingers and to help him visualize the numbers lining up since the board uses squares for each number, function sign, etc.
It is frustrating to see his self-confidence dwindling, so creating some accommodations right now are vital. Thanks again for all the feedback.
