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Jumping in kind of later here, but maybe it can help in the future.

One thing that helped my son learning each set of multiplication facts was to sing it with its own song. Have you ever seen School House Rock, especially the song "Three, It's a Magic Number"?  We made up songs (a few were even rap) for each number and facts. He still sings some of them!

We have also done things like make up anagrams for things like names of countries, charades or gestures for vocabulary, tapping rhythms on the table for spelling. I  find that if I can come up with some kind of word-association that really appeals to him because it's funny or even a little sassy, he will always remember it.

For the math facts:  "Flashmaster".. a little hand held that works through the math facts.  Like flashcards only I don't have to be involved.  mmcnatt--unmedicated adhd kids are 30% behind emotionally/socially. Is
your child unmedicated?mmcnatt, I have two ADHD kids. I had to teach both of them to read
myself. One learned with Hooked on Phonics, and the basic tools, at the
normal pace. However she did not learn in class. She did not tune in. The
other was far more challenging, and required
intervention. In 2nd grade I had to
find a reading program oriented toward ADHD kids, and do it every night
for 30 minutes. It was a lot of work. The school sent him to a reading
specialist a couple of times a week, but basically it was a lot of 1:1 time
with me that made the difference.

I personally don't think that the maturity issue should be a determining
factor to hold her back. Both of my kids matured suddenly alot in a single
year. One at age 8 and one at age 11. I have a child born August 8,
and she is one of the younger ones in class.

And as far as academics determining whether to hold her back, I would
put in the hard time teaching yourself (maybe you already have...) before
deciding. Really, if I left the teaching up to the school both of my kids
would not be at grade level. They just don't pay enough attention in class
to learn enough.Jessica N40652.9207407407No she is medicated. She started 5 mg Focalin XR in Jan. 2010. Went up to 20 mg but recently changed to generic Ritalin. Currently taking 20 mg of that. Any kind of video game that teaches the facts is great. iphone has several and there is a reader rabbit series that has math facts you can use on your pc. It's just gotta be fun. I remember hating flash cards - boring! Use your flash cards to make a matching game. Turn everying over and flip the problems then match with the answer. Play a game with playing cards where you each flip over a card and yell out the answer of the numbers times each other. Include prizes to be won. Extra 15 minutes of tv time. Extra - whatever they value.

Last week my DD's teacher sent home a list of 19 language arts words and their definitions to study for a major test grade. She will be giving the test every Friday until the child makes a 100.

So I wrote the words on one side of a index card and wrote the definition on the back. My child missed all but one---noun (go figure). So then I made more index cards seperating the definition from the word. So far she has failed to show any understanding of what a compound word or contraction is. Either that or she really doesn't care. I got so aggrevaited with her today because she attempted to match the definition "two words combined with an apostrophe to make one word" with anatonym, pronoun, and compound word. It seems like she will just pull a card out without even thinking about it, knowing it is wrong. So right now I have her writing the words and their definitions. Am I on the right track? There are 19 words.  

I had the same problem with the computer math CDs...
For division, I actually had my son do 5 long division with remainder
problems per day over the summer following 3rd grade... not too much
suffering but a lot of
learning. He's in 6th grade now and mentioned how much that helped him
in 4th grade. He did moan at the time.Jessica N40647.8478935185

I am dreading multiplication with my dd. She gets the - and + mixed up all the time and attempts to add everything. She is also like me in the sense that the time sheets of math problems stumps her. I remember hating those myself. lol  

Even though she is doing ok B's in school, my husband and I are considering making her repeat 2nd grade. We will be moving to Alabama from Mississippi so we will have a totally new situation. Our issue is that she is so immature. Her birthday in Aug. 12 and she will be 8. Most of her classmates are already 8. We will make the final decision the end of the year. I need to ask the school if they do a reading skill test at the end of the year like they did at the beginning. If she is not 2.5 by the end then I think it is a clear indication of what we need to do. She was a 1.1 at the beginning and I know she has improved but not sure how much.

How would you recommed learning multiplication facts?

 

thanks!

For multiplication facts I have a multiplication board. It has 1x1 through
8x9
imprinted on individual keys that stick up. You press down on the key and
you can see the answer. It's a great self test tool. I think it was around ten
years ago, mine is old. Not sure if it is too popular now. I also use the
flash
cards for fifteen minutes every night, one set at a time until it's learned.
Like
only the multiples of four. Then when she gets all the multiples through
five,
I use the Mad Minute book. I copy a page, and time her to see if she can
do
it in a minute (really it's more like three minutes a page). She tries to beat
her own record. Multiplication is a major pain. Really, I hated it with my
11
year old, and now I am hating it again with the younger one. It's like
working in a coal mine.Jessica N40647.8193981481

Thanks Jessica!  I will try making it more of a game etc... homework is difficult as it is.  He is learning division now and still so slow at other math facts... but he is smart. 

I bought a math facts dvd supposed to help adhd kids learn all the addition etc...  well the kids in the dvd do exercises while saying the math fact.  He liked it for a out 5 minutes, but they were going so fast he got irritated with it...

thanks

I think that you are using a normal strategy to memorize info. But maybe
not an ADHD strategy.

I have an 8 yo ADHD girl. I have to pick one topic at a time and go for the
saturation approach. For a 7 yo I'd pick compound words first because it
is the easiest, and then move to contractions. Don't move on until she
gets compound words. Then she'll feel successful and not overwhelmed.

Also, curriculums use one of two general strategies. Revolving, meaning
they touch on the topic briefly, then circle around for several years hitting
it again. This is the new fad. Since you are talking pronouns for a 7 yo, I
am guessing that her curriculum is revolving. The other strategy is
saturation. Get the topic, repeat the topic, understand it before moving
on to the next topic. I think the latter works best for ADHDers. I also have
an 11 yo and I know that they learn pronouns in 5th grade, and
antonyms/synonyms are hit on after 2nd grade.

As far as memorizing definitions, I have to be directly involved and it
must be verbal. This is for both the 8 yo and the 11 yo. I say the definition
and then have him repeat it back to me, over and over until he has it. I
tackle two words at a time before moving on. Then I circle back to make
sure the definitions were retained. Then I have them write it down. It is a
PITA, but I get no where leaving them with definitions written on paper to
memorize.

Ok thanks for the advice. I will break it down into groups and try to get her to learn them that way.