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Stop counting on your fingers and toes. Improve your skills with these weekly math exercises. Tune in TO SCORE! tomorrow for The Write Stuff, a grammar and writing challenge. Click to SCORE! at the bottom of the page.
Welcome Back, to Basic Math
Barbarino's weekly salary is $70 less than Washington's, which is $50 more than Horshack's. If Horshack earns $280 per week, how much does Barbarino earn per week?
$160
$260
$280
$300
$400
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Do You See What I See?
"What is a visual perceptual weakness? My daughter was recently diagnosed as having trouble with 'visual form constancy.' Is there anything we can do at home to correct this problem?" - Steven Hynde, father
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Word-by-word Problem Solving
Even if your kid is a math whiz, chances are he or she still hates word problems. Why? Because in word problems, you have to figure out the equation before you can calculate the answer. This means you have to know how to translate the words into numbers and symbols. For example, "If you're at the mall and your mom gives you $10 to split evenly with your sister, how much money do you have left?" To find the answer, you must first understand that "split evenly" means "divide by 2." Only after realizing this can you find the answer, which is $5. This week's learning activity shows you and your child how to conquer word problems by making up your own.
For detailed instructions on how to perform this activity, check out the SCORE! Learning Activity Center.
It's No Myth
A new body of research that offers ways to spot and treat reading disorders early on has helped dispel some common myths about dyslexia. Which of the following is NOT one such myth?
Kids who write letters backward or reverse them may be dyslexic.
Dyslexia is a visual problem.
Children can outgrow dyslexia.
More boys than girls are dyslexic.
The root problem of dyslexia is the inability to link letters to sounds.
Young At Heart
"You're never too old to do goofy stuff." - Ward
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