Question:
9 year old has an F in math, doesn't care? Help?
TenYrsOld
2014-04-07 15:04:33 UTC
She has been diagnosed ADHD inattentive. She has had tutoring in math for the past 3 years after school. However, I do not know how else I can help her and her attitude is awful.

She came home with a sheet of multiplication problems to do. All 6's. She just adds them every week and they are all marked wrong so I did something I never do and GAVE her a sheet of the full multiplication table with answers.

She brought the paper in with them wrong still. All the answers were right in front of her, so I marked them and told her to check them WITH the sheet of correct answers and please fix them. She brought it back with them wrong again. I am talking 8x3=13. I had to physically point to every multiplication answer and force her to write them as she cried hysterically and threw herself on the ground.

Every night is like this. She acts like she doesn't care. When she corrected them, she even dug her pencil into the paper and broke the tip off. I am at my witts end with a 9 year old who has no desire to learn. I have met with her teacher, special ed teacher, and tutor all year and no one helps. Any ideas? She hates me for trying to help!
Seven answers:
Faith
2014-04-07 15:18:05 UTC
Have you ever thought she may have other learning issues?



You wrote "8x3=13" If she is adding these problems she would answer 11, not 13. So she seems to have a big misunderstanding with numbers.



Take her for some learning disability testing. Her frustration is clear. The tutor is not helping.



Do not punish her for something that is not her fault. She needs help one on one.
anonymous
2014-04-07 23:00:48 UTC
I have a nine year old brother whom is very hyper but doesn't want to work when it comes to homework. If you have the time and money you can try making or redecorating a room make it simple so her eyes do not trail off and make sure it has few distractions, make sure she has someone with her to help her with her math problems and if needed other school work. Also try inventing games she will find amusing but at the same time she is learning or if she gets a right answer give her a treat but as she learns more try make greater standard like if u get 5 problems right then you get a treat or a toy. I hope this helped
David
2014-04-07 22:29:36 UTC
It is difficult to do multiplication when you have not learn the tables.



Does she have similar issues in her other classes? I am wondering if she is dyslexic.



Discuss holding her back with the no-answers school staff. Some states have parents rights organizations that work with you to get the most from your school district.
Keith
2014-04-07 22:19:28 UTC
Spank the **** out of her she is obviously doing it on purpose with a bad attitude, just saying might whip her right up into a good mood and actually do her work, A person with ADHD has a hard time focusing i suggest having her listen to music while working on hw or something of that nature it gives her a sense of that she is doing something fun and keeps her brain active in both concepts
anonymous
2014-04-08 02:16:00 UTC
I think your daughter may have some other learning disabilities, like pointed out. There are certain things like Dyscalculia that are the math equivalent of dyslexia.



"DSM-IV 315.1

Mathematics Disorder



The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, otherwise known as DSM, is the standard classification of mental disorders used by mental health professionals in the United States and some countries in the Western world. It is published by the American Psychiatric Association. This is the official listing of dyscalculia in the DSM-IV;



Students with a mathematics disorder have problems with their math skills. Their math skills are significantly below normal considering the student’s age, intelligence, and education.



As measured by a standardized test that is given individually, the person’s mathematical ability is substantially less than you would expect considering age, intelligence and education. This deficiency materially impedes academic achievement or daily living. If there is also a sensory defect, the mathematics deficiency is worse than you would expect with it.



Associated Features:

Conduct disorder

Attention deficit disorder

Depression

Other Learning Disorders



Differential Diagnosis:

Some disorders have similar or even the same symptoms. The clinician, therefore, in his/her diagnostic attempt, has to differentiate against the following disorders which need to be ruled out to establish a precise diagnosis.



Low Self-Esteem

Social problems

Increased dropout rate at school



Cause:

Mathematics disorder is usually brought to the attention of the child’s parents when math instruction becomes a very important part of the classroom teaching. It is possible that some people have problems in math because of their genetic makeup. In contrast to some families whose members have great difficulty solving math problems, there are other families who tend to have members that consistently have a very high-level of math functioning.



Treatment:

Treatment for mathematics disorder includes individual tutoring, placement in special math classrooms with expert math teachers, and other educational aids that focus on math skills. Therefore, learning disorders are treated with specialized educational methods. In addition to special classroom instruction at school, students with learning disorders frequently benefit from individualized tutoring which focuses on their specific learning problem



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WHO ICD 10 F81.2

Specific disorder of arithmetical skills



ICD - The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems lists descriptions of know diseases and injuries, and health professionals all over the world use the manual to diagnose patients. It is published by WHO - The World Health Organization. This is the official listing of dyscalculia in ICD 10;



Involves a specific impairment in arithmetical skills that is not solely explicable on the basis of general mental retardation or of inadequate schooling. The deficit concerns mastery of basic computational skills of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division rather than of the more abstract mathematical skills involved in algebra, trigonometry, geometry, or calculus.



Developmental:

acalculia

arithmetical disorder

Gerstmann’s syndrome



Excludes:

acalculia NOS (R48.8)

arithmetical difficulties:

associated with a reading or spelling disorder (F81.3)

due to inadequate teaching (Z55.8)"
Jada
2014-04-11 16:12:03 UTC
TALK TO THEM ABOUT THIER FUTURE IF THEY KEEP UP THE BAD GRADES
anonymous
2014-04-08 18:39:14 UTC
So what's your question? Isn't that right, faith/Ms. Grown Lady?


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