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|  | Author: Alan B Walker
Publisher: Krimsten Pub
List Price: $29.95
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Rating:  19 reviews
Sales Rank: 41489
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Pages: 224
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 10.8 x 8.5 x 0.5
ISBN: 0965176967
EAN: 9780965176965
ASIN: 0965176967
Publication Date: July 15, 2000
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 Three days!!!! August 11, 2008
katherine in atl
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
ADHD? processing speed issues? difficulties with working memory? dyslexia? probably discalculia? This might just be the answer to your child's multiplication woes.
I was hesitant to plunk down $29 for another multiplication tool that might not work. Having been working on mutiplication for a year and a half and gotten almost nowhere, I'd already spent a ton on other books, video games, montessori materials etc.
But, what the heck. $30 is $30 and if it works, it's worth $3000.
And work, it did. She wasn't excited about it but she also wasn't *that* resistant. She kept telling me it wasn't working. Heh;) But in 3 days, yes three whole days, she knew her multiplication tables. We just did a few minutes here and there while doing various non math related craft activities. If she was painting, or cutting paper, or making little containers from cardboard (she's always creating something) I'd sit near her and read the stories to her and show the pictures.
And she "got" All of them. Not rapid fire, but she knew them. If I asked 6x9, she still had to translate it into the picture words and think of the story, but she'd get it: "6x9... chicks x sign = .....okay, the chicks are fishing on the sign with a core...54! 6x9 is 54!"
Just like that. In three days, she and her six yo (nearly 7) sister learned their multiplication tables. The younger one is a more neurotypical auditory/sequential learner and after 3 days knows them cold. No translating them through 'story language' first.
I'll be passing a copy onto the little one's teacher this year and recommending _Memorize in Minutes_ to anyone and everyone who has a child that needs to learn their multiplication tables.
This is wonderful July 27, 2008
Elizabeth Gordon (Ohio)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I cannot recommend this book enough! The short easy to remember stories stay with the child allowing him or her to create picture stories in the mind with the numbers. This is especially powerful for linguistic learners who may struggle with math. As an educator I know that it is vital for each child to have instant recall of basic math facts. If a child does not, one can be stuck processing the fact instead of learning a new operation. When the facts are known the mind can process the new information that it needs to in order to learn the new information. This book will really help children with the quick recall of multiplication facts.
 Works, but... June 12, 2008
MGP (NJ, USA)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Yes, this book does work. It is entertaining and fun for children to memorize the multiplication table. My son actually learned the entire multiplication table in 2 days.
What I don't like about this method is that my son didn't have a quick recall of the answer to the multiplication question. He would first recall the pictures and stories in his head and then get the answer (this is like months and months later). So we just went back to plain old method of memorizing the multiplicaiton table. Now he just gives the number answer quickly without recalling picture and story association.
teacher May 20, 2008
M. Williams (Wa USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I am a 2nd grade teacher and we introduce times tables, but students are not required to master the concept. We teach the concepts behind times table, but our math program is very weak in memorizing facts. I bought this book and started tell some of the stories at story time. My students love them and love that they are learning their facts. They always ask for another story. We are having fun doing the facts and learning new stories. Next year I will teach the lesson suggested in the book. This year we have not followed the lesson, but have enjoyed the stories and how they help us remember the facts. At my school we are discouraged from making a lot of copies so I don't know if I would ever make a studnet book for everyone in my class, but I think the concepts of the book are wonderful and very useful. I would recomment this book to every teacher or parent teaching the times tables.
Revolutionary new way to teach multiplication facts! January 25, 2008
Sharlayne
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I have used this book in my fourth grade classroom, and my husband has used it in his special education resource room. The results are mind-boggling! Students that did not have a "hook" for memorizing basic facts now smile as the picture in their mind comes to life and they know the answers immediately. I can not say enough about how this has instilled confidence and success in my students. You won't be disapointed!
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