This is OK until you get to 10, but they already know how to do their ten times table, so should be able to work out that 10×11 is 110 (the number with a 0 at the end).įor 11×11 and 12×11 it’s just a case of remembering, but that’s not bad considering they are the only ones you have to memorise from the elevens. When multiplying eleven with single numbers, all you have to do is to write that number twice–so 2x11 write down 22, 5x11 write down 55. Yes, I know this isn’t following a natural progression, but neither does the dyspraxic mind! Elevens are an easy one to learn, and after the effort of learning three and fours, they deserve a little mental break. They either end in a ‘0’ or a ‘5’ and with no time at all they can memorise these numbers effectively. With four times, things start to get a little more tricky, and this is where you really need to start using colour and location.įive times tables stick in the memory really well, and you may find that your child already knows these. You can use chanting, or put up the ‘three’ numbers on a particular wall–maybe blue tacked next to their bed–the location factor really helps to assist the memory, and you can start to use different colours for different table numbers too, which also is effective as a memory prompt. As with two times, it’s really just a case of repetition. Three times isn’t too much harder than two times tables to learn because it’s still a small number and doesn’t seem so overwhelming to children with dyspraxia. You’ve now covered a quarter of the torture table without too much bother at all! Three, Four, & Five Times Table – Start to Use Colour Even using this approach takes some reminding each time, until they remember, but once they do… It’s just the number you’re looking at, with a zero at the end. Or make up a silly rhyme:ġ0, 12, 14, 16, I can see you’re really keenġ8, 20, 22, just one left, it’s down to you Keep chanting it with them, or put it up next to their bedroom wall. If they don’t already know how to count in twos, then it’s is an easy one to get stuck in the brain. The One Times TableĮasy peasy, they just have to write the same number that’s next to the blank square–yes, I know writing the actual number may also be a problem □ The Two Times TableĪ little more tricky, but you’ll probably find that they already can count in twos, when they learned about odd and even numbers. The idea is that your child can then count up in 2s, 3s, 4s… and once they can do that, you just need to ask ‘1×2=, 2×2= and they will already know the order, so it’s just putting the two together. A torture table is the best way of getting the numbers ordered in a visual way, and most schools seem to use this method.Ĭoncentrate on one set of numbers at a time and then move on. These are the easiest ones to start with. Start with a small blank one, maybe with x1, x2, and x10, and then build up. To you and I, we would say a ready reckoner or a multiplication table (we have different size blank ones to download at the bottom of the page). Start with, what my daughter’s school helpfully calls, torture tables. Take it EasyĪs with most things, is best to start small. This is definitely doable, even for our little guys, although, as with everything, it will take time and patience. The aim of the current National Curriculum (2014) is that by the end of year 4 (age 8-9), children should know all their multiplication tables up to x12. Understanding them is quite another issue, but they can certainly learn them. The good news with times tables is that it’s really just a case of memorising, and this is definitely within the capabilities of someone with dyspraxia. The mind of a dyspraxic child (or indeed adult) doesn’t sort things in an ordered way, so maths is usually a tricky subject. There’s no getting around the fact that learning times tables is especially difficult for kids with dyspraxia.
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