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Notes for parents.
Practical ideas for supporting your child's learning at home, from the way we teach at DS Learning.
Why we teach multiplication with equal groups before times tables
Times tables stick when children understand what they are counting. Here's the order we teach it in.
How to use a maths workbook at home without the battles
A simple routine for 20–30 minutes of practice that builds understanding as well as speed.
What a diagnostic assessment shows that a report card doesn't
A grade tells you how your child did. A diagnostic tells you why, and what to do next.