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Danah
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Do we have any teachers here? My friend needs help.
Her brother is in grade one, and it seems that he has some difficulties in adding/subtracting numbers.
What are the simple ways to add/subtract numbers for little kids?
She tried make him count in his fingers but when the number is more than 10 he gets confused. She tried to use pencils and asked him to add one to another but he didn't get that way when it come to subtraction.
She also tried to use the line numbers and he could add very good but couldn't get the answer when it comes to subtraction.
So? any ideas?
Any soon replies will be appreciated.
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wa alaykum us-salaam
generally, when something isnt making sense it just means that along the way, a step has been missed/misunderstood which is why the final result isnt right either.
i would say that he is having trouble grasping the concepts behind the double digitited numbers (i.e 10 and above) so i think its necessary to try tackle that and try to make him understand that 10 just means 1+9 and 11 is 1+10 and just explain that to him, until he's figured out than that its
simply following a pattern. so yes, try to make him understand there is a pattern behind it....then when he's understood that, then concentrate on subtracting and adding those numbers together.
some other things to be taken into consideration is if the kid has any learning disabilities. some peoples brains just "bloom" a little later than others.
what are his teachers/tutors like? so so his teachers they teach in a manner that actually helps to improve the students understanding? are the too strict (sometimes this can overwhelm/scare the child) are they not strict enough (sometimes this causes the child not to take the teacher or learning seriously).
What if it was in the exam? there will be no time to use stuff like this during the exam...he will have an exam so soon I guess.
its really important to ensure sure the child has learnt and understood basic concepts BEFORE exam time, until it becomes like second nature to them. otherwise at exam time, they will be simple learning new things, and not revising...plus at the actual exam it may take them longer then the allocated time.