Special Replay this week from The Brain Coach: Is your child struggling with math? Do you have a gifted child that needs to secure a good math foundation that will let them soar? Is your 5, 9 or 15 year old having trouble remembering their math facts? If the answer is yes to any of these questions, this is the podcast for you! Dr. Jan will lead you through the foundation and cornerstone of math. Foundation: 1. Rote counting – Counting CD 2. Understanding quantity – first count accurately, then be able to look at fingers, pictures on a page, and dice and be able to recognize the quantity 3. Counting from any random number to a specific number 4. Skip Counting 5. Concept of math operations: a. What is addition, subtraction, multiplication or division? b. Progression through the different aspects of each operation, i.e. multi-digit addition all the way through 2 and 3 digit division. This progression is made available through Visual Circle Math (downloadable & printed copy), a way to advance quickly through understanding of concepts if a child is advanced in math. Great also for remediation if a child is struggling with math as they can go at their own pace. Also available in: Visual Circle Math (download only) 6. Word problems – holding pieces together long enough to figure out what is important information requires good auditory processing.   Get your free Auditory Processing Test Kit at LittleGiantSteps.com Cornerstone: Math Facts – Rapid Recall System be sure to choose the operation you want (addition, subtraction, etc. or get all four operations at a major discount). See handout for special Ultimate Home School Radio discounts on all products mentioned on today’s podcast.