I used to use Righstart Math but stopped years ago...mainly because it takes more teacher time than most other programs I've seen, and I was also teaching a number of kids how to read.
But this is a program I refused to get rid of. It's that good. Even though I didn't know if I would ever use it again, I kept it. I kept them all!
I pulled out one of the early levels of Righstart at the beginning of the year for my 3rd grader who finds math frustrating. It's finally making sense!!!
I pulled Level E out this week for my 4th grader. He's fairly intuitive when it comes to math. But give him 20 minutes of problems and it might take him an hour. He's bored. It was torture. I couldn't really skip ahead any farther than he already is, he doesn't yet know the material. He was a little uncertain as to whether or not I was making a good decision here....I don't normally switch gears mid year. But I am so glad I did! He is loving it! He is doing extra work in his spare time for fun! It does help that the book starts with Magic Squares. He was particularly impressed that there is a painting by Durer from 1514 with a 4X4 Magic Square. He is excited again about math. And that makes the extra teaching time worth it!!!
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