Loud Math
I love IXL Math. Love, love, LOVE it!! The questions grow increasingly difficult as my little guy answers correctly. When predetermined goals are met, my son delights in the virtual award page! On the teaching side of things, it offers complete feed back on my little guy's progress including hours spent, skills mastered, skills needing improvement.
Initially, the only pitfall, and I hesitate to even label it as such, was lack of audio. All questions, must be read. So, learning to read children, may feel frustrated when needing extra help, particularly if they know the answer. But, I quickly changed my mind, viewing it as a positive chance to practice reading skills, while doing math. See? Wasn't I silly to view it as a weakness?!
Well, recently the reading issue, became a non-issue. IXL announced added audio! And, yaknow, now I love IXL Math even more!! Why? The audio isn't automatic! One must click on a button, in order to hear the sentence! Little e has made some big leaps in his reading skills lately, so I'm not allowing him to rely solely on the audio.
I tell him to read the sentence out loud. If he struggles with a word or it doesn't sound right to him or simply to ensure his accuracy, he may click the audio button AFTER he reads it the first time. Naturally, if he needs extra help, whether it is about the actual math problem or reading, I'm readily available
I love IXL math. But, I said that already, didn't I?
Happy Learning!
Melinda
P.S. I stumbled upon IXL Math through a homeschooling co-op. Deep discounts for learners! What's not to love?!
http://www.ixl.com/
http://www.homeschoolbuyersco-op.org/
Posted by Mama Bear at 1/28/2010 3:27 PM 
Categories: Homeschooling
Tags: reading practice elementary math learning math IXL Math
Categories: Homeschooling
Tags: reading practice elementary math learning math IXL Math
I haven't heard of this math program before. Thanks for sharing the links, I'm off to check it out.
lisa
Reply to this