So glad this worked out.
For multiplication, most of us memorized the times tables, and learned to multiply by what is described at this math advocacy link as the short method. (link-
http://www.nychold.com/em-arith.html)
The other multiplication methods shown here are partial products, lattice, and Egyptian method.
Yes, they use Everyday Math at my son's school. It drives me bananas. Interestingly enough, my PG STEM background husband says that he actually likes Everyday Math. He thinks that if teachers are properly trained to teach it as it was intended, that it would be excellent for differentiation and acceleration.
DS is excited to go back to the class in which he was supposed to be. Of course, the 2 month detour has left a really bad taste in all of our mouths, including DS. He has written off the adults in his school as being "not aware" and "not caring" of what students need who are "not bad" and "smart".
