Monday, October 9, 2017

CTCMath ~ A Review


My 4th grader has been working on CTCMath over the past weeks using their Single Membership subscription. Right now homeschoolers can get 60% off + 6 months free through November 15, 2017. You can also get a free trial. CTCMath is an online Math curriculum for grades K-12. CTCMath is a full curriculum but beyond 8th grade it is recommended that it be a supplemental curriculum. The program runs on all modern HTML5 platforms, including iOS devices such as iPads and iPhones, and Android devices.



So how does CTCMath work? Each lesson tutorial is about 4-9 minutes in length. Lower grades are on the shorter end. Concepts are taught step-by-step. As the instructor teaches the math concept is displayed on the screen. 



After the tutorial students are then directed to go onto the interactive questions. The student inputs the answers to the questions and if the question is answered correctly they will get a green checkmark. If the answer is incorrect they will receive a red x with the correct answer written off to the side. The program automatically keeps track of your students progress. If your child does not receive a high enough grade they will be asked to repeat the lesson before advancing to the next lesson. For those that prefer working with a worksheet, no problem. You can print out the lesson, work through the problems, and then input your answers. CTCMath also offers students one page summaries of the lesson tutorial that can be printed out. This is a great option for students who may want to keep a binder of the lessons to refer back to. After a lesson is fully completed students can print out an answer solution page. This is simply every problem that was in the lesson worked out with the answer. 

A progress page displays your child's lessons, attempts for each lesson, lesson grade, and date completed. 



Students receive certificates of completion. 



My daughter working through some of the long multiplication problems. 



My 4th grader is really enjoying CTCMath. We have a really solid math curriculum that we already use and like. I intended to use this more as a supplement but my daughter is really embracing the program. She HATES math and actually looks forward to doing math. I never thought I would be saying those words! I have decided to let her use CTCMath until Christmas and then reevaluate where she is in comparison to where she would have been in her other curriculum and decided what we will do in 2018. I will definitely continue to use it whether as a full curriculum for as a supplement. 

I would definitely recommend CTCMath to others. Over my 18 years of homeschooling I have used many math curriculums both book, online, and CD and I can definitely say that I am not a fan of many of the most popular ones on the market. 

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