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An example of a right-brain oriented diagram is the Number Wheel by Right Brain Math, or the decimal street by Math-U-See.
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Draw diagrams as you teach, or have the child draw what he is learning.
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These flash cards utilize pictures for each number, and accompany each fact with a story. Instead of traditional math fact flash cards, which appeal to left-brain oriented learners, consider right-brained flash cards.
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For ideas on how to use stories to teach math facts, read Dianne Craft's article Right Brain Math. Also, stories allow the right-brained learner to form pictures in his mind of the math processes, which aids learning. Pairing math facts with stories appeals to the right-brain oriented child's need to learn holistically.
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Whereas left-brain oriented children tend to excel at logical activities such as math and spelling, right-brain oriented children are often are more successful with creative subjects such as art and music. However it is not uncommon for children who are more right-brain dominant, and therefore process more holistically and imaginatively, to find arithmetic (when it is taught in the traditional fashion) challenging. Math facts often come naturally for children who tend to be more left brain dominant – the side of the brain that deals with logic, analysis, and linear thought. Learning specialist Dianne Craft has found that 80% of struggling learners are right brain dominant, due to the fact that most curriculum and learning settings are oriented toward the left-brain oriented individual. Researchers at the University of Minnesota estimate that 5-10% of children suffer from dyscalculia, a learning disorder that inhibits the basic understanding of numerical and arithmetic concepts. However, it is likely that learning disorders are not the main cause behind the typical child having trouble with math.įor a large majority of children who find arithmetic difficult, it is simply a matter of how the child processes information. Yet often homeschoolers find that at least one child has difficulty with math, and that they have hit a wall. Arithmetic operations are foundational to future math learning, so it is critical that kids master math facts. While these facts might seem like no-brainers to most of us, many children struggle mightily to learn, memorize, and understand basic arithmetic.