There are several potential advantages to using a visual online math curriculum: • an online program is infinitely patient • programs can adapt to users – not too hard or easy – just right • hints and encouragement when needed • comprehensive curriculum with some periodic review • colors and animation to illustrate concepts • options to repeat information or provide additional explanation Recently, I heard about KooBits.com. They say two thirds of the school children in Singapore are using KooBits and Singapore is recognized as an international leader in educational assessments (as a comparison whereas Singapore comes out as #1, US students usually score around #30). Singapore math programs introduce new math concepts using the Concrete-Pictoral-Abstract practice, an approach that works well for dyslexic […]