Learning math facts, developing automaticity and fluency
is hard. If your
student has a math disability, it can be even harder. I’m going to talk about some math apps that can be used to
help overcome these obstacles.
*Disclaimer: play around with these applications first to determine if
they meet your student’s needs/interests/goals.
Tech-Based Apps & Activities:
* FASTT Math – an
intervention program to help students’ fact fluency, the demo
is really fun and exciting to go through: it
makes me want to play it for real!
* Timez Attack –
for multiplication facts (2 through 12), high-tech and similar to video game
graphics, Base Version (free) or Full Version (paid), video example of game
* ArithmAttack –
basic +/-/x/÷ facts, problem sets can be customized depending on student (which
is nice!), very bland and basic which is a con for students, check it out here
* Arcademic Skill Builder – there are a multitude of fact
games – even more than just basic operations! Choose from ratios, integers, algebra, fractions, and
more. You can start a 30-day free
trial, or pay for subscription, interested? watch the demo video
*First in Math (not
in book) – it’s the website and program that I use to help develop these
skills. Likes: the variety of
games and activities, monitoring progress and playing, log-in ability from any
connected computer. Dislikes: with
a teacher log-in, you aren’t able to set specific levels, all students start at
level 1, a little “young” for my middle school kids, not as interactive as
other online games
Any others to play around with?
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