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  1. 1Beast AcademyBeast AcademyThe math program for a child who likes to be challenged. Beast Academy, from Art of Problem Solving, covers ages 6 to 13 with illustrated books that teach through comic-style stories, backed by hundreds of practice problems, puzzles and games; an online version offers self-paced lessons and videos…0
  2. 2Singapore MathSingapore MathSingapore Math Inc. sells the two best-known versions of the Singapore method: Dimensions Math, from pre-K to grade 8, and Primary Mathematics, running from 1A to 6B. Both follow a concrete, pictorial, abstract sequence, moving a child from handling objects to drawing a problem to working with…0
  3. 3Math-U-SeeMath-U-SeeMath-U-See is built around one set of manipulatives that children keep using from early number sense all the way through quadratic equations, and each lesson combines a video with worksheets. Its mastery approach keeps a child on a concept until it is secure, which suits children who get…0
  4. 4Math MammothMath MammothThe budget pick that does not feel like a compromise. Math Mammoth's Light Blue Series is a complete curriculum for grades K to 8, and one year costs less than $50, in digital or print form or a mix of both. Explanations and practice sit together in student worktexts, so the program needs little…0
  5. 5RightStart MathematicsRightStart MathematicsRightStart teaches number sense with the Cotter Abacus, a two-sided abacus designed for the program, and trains children to see quantities in groups instead of counting them one by one. Card games do much of the work of learning and reviewing facts, which makes it a good match for a young child who…0
  6. 6Saxon mathSaxon mathSaxon is the classic spiral program. Each lesson adds a small new piece and then reviews earlier material, so a topic taught early in the year is still being practiced at the end of it. The method comes from John Saxon, who taught algebra at an Oklahoma college after retiring from the Air Force and…0
  7. 7Teaching TextbooksTeaching TextbooksTeaching Textbooks takes the grading off the parent's desk. The software checks every problem as soon as the student enters an answer, every problem has a full step-by-step audiovisual solution, and each problem and hint is read aloud. Levels run from Math 3 through Pre-Calculus, which makes it a…0
  8. 8All About ReadingAll About ReadingThe phonics program for a parent who has never taught a child to read. All About Reading is multisensory and Orton-Gillingham-based, with four levels plus a Pre-reading program, and its lightly scripted lessons take about 20 minutes a day. The script tells you what to say and do, so there is no…0
  9. 9Logic of EnglishLogic of EnglishLogic of English explains how English spelling works instead of asking children to memorize long lists of exceptions. It teaches phonograms and spelling rules from the start: Foundations, a complete language arts program for ages 4 to 7, covers phonics, reading, handwriting and spelling with 75…0
  10. 10Teach your child to read in 100 easy lessons (1986)Teach your child to read in 100 easy lessons (1986)Published Jan 1, 1986The cheapest way to start a young child reading is a single book. Siegfried Engelmann, Phyllis Haddox and Elaine Bruner adapted the DISTAR reading program for home use and wrote every one of its 100 lessons as a script: the parent reads the lines, the child answers, and a lesson fits into about 20…0