Customer Reviews:
 visual reinforcement is important November 2, 2008
My 15-year old son is autistic and has severe language processing deficits. He has a normal IQ and can learn visually - for example, he is at the 7th grade level in math mechanics, but is still at the 1st - 2nd grade level in word problems. He can read the words, but doesn't comprehend them. He is learning to recognize "key words" to clue him in that he should add, or subtract, or multiply/divide. This workbook has our son draw his own pictures along with the word problem so that he can develop an understanding of the exact nature of the problem along with the key words. This book was recommended by my sister, a special education teacher in the Los Angeles Unified School District. She teaches a high school class of autistic children functioning at my son's level. She recommends making several copies of each page - we should give him 4 or 5 different word problems and have him do them first with our help. We should give him these same worksheets daily until he can totally do them without our help.
Met my needs October 5, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I had heard that this was an excellent book for problem solving. I am not using it a whole lot because I teach grade 3/4 and it is still the beginning of the year so most of the problems in the book are too difficult for the children in my room. I think I will use it more towards the end of the year.
 A great way to learn math! May 5, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
My teacher uses this in our classroom to help us understand multiplication better. I love reading the problems and solving them by drawing pictures. This book is a lot of fun for everyone. Written by CEK in 2nd grade.
Read It! Draw It! Solve It!--- Love It! May 2, 2000
25 out of 27 found this review helpful
This workbook is composed of activities that combine reading, math, written expression, and problem-solving. The student must read the problem and draw a picture of how they view the passage, then they must solve the problem in a through a pictoral manner. This allows the child to show how they solve the problems while using their creativity. Teachers may visualize any errors made by the child and understand better how to help the child. This is fun and educational and what could be better?
Read It! Draw It! Solve It! March 30, 2000
17 out of 17 found this review helpful
This series of books is an excellent way for children to learn about what math really means. They got the opportunity to draw out the problem that they are solving and then write the equation and finally write a sentence or more about the answer. This is great preparation for the WASL test, and for greater thinkers. All students can be successful with these materials.
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