My daughter has a friend who is going into fourth grade. She apparently is having difficulty in math because, while she understands the concepts well, she isn't quite up to school requirements for speed on multiplication tests. The school will not allow her to progress until she meets their speed requirements, even though she is very close, and this is a source of great frustration.
Does anyone have suggestions for ways to help her get past this obstacle? I'm not sure why she just can't seem to get that little bit faster, but perhaps different ways of practicing would help?
I know many people may suggest that arguing with the school to let her move forward is the best response, but the school is completely inflexible (they say this speed is critical to her future success in math, even though I think they are effectively killing her interest and confidence in math at this point because this has been dragging on for so long).
Last edited by apm221; 08/05/14 06:57 AM.
