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The "number facts" - what we used to call the
"times tables" - can be difficult to remember. For some of us, no matter
how many times we practice them, we can't seem to remember them as well as we'd like, and
as well as we need to. Parents often ask me if I know any methods to help their children
learn the number facts. They watch their children practice and practice, but still
seem to have trouble remembering.
I consulted with Kenneth Haman, a psychologist and learning specialist in Northern
Virginia. He shared a method with me that he has used with great success, both with
his clients, and his own children.
It's a simple method, and easily adapted. "When students make a visual
connection, they 'own' it," he explains. He has students make triangles on
index cards; at the bottom two points he has students put two numbers, say 4 and 6.
At the top point, they put 24. As they visualize the connection, they learn four
facts: 6 X 4 = 24; 4 X 6 = 24;
24 ÷ 4 = 6; and
24 ÷ 6 = 4.
This is one of many methods we'll share with you on these pages. Help your
children and students really learn the number facts. We know that when students have
to struggle to remember them, their confidence in their math abilities wanes, and later
concepts are more difficult to learn. So we'll do everything we can to help them
learn them.
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6 x 4=24
6 x 4=24
6 x 4=24
6 x 4=24
6 x 4=24
6 x 4=24
6 x 4=24
6 x 4=24
6 x 4=24
6 x 4=24
6 x 4=24
6 x 4=24
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