• Category: Uncategorized
• Published Dated: September 27, 2011
• Written by: Susan

This month, I received, by email, three new testimonials about Two Plus Two Is Not Five & Five Times Five Is Not Ten.

9/16/11 – Before we found Two Plus Two is Not Five, we tried at least half a dozen learning systems and workbooks to teach math to our 4 year-old son. But we found that he was not able to learn much from them other than counting up the numbers on his fingers or pictures on the page. Then we happened upon the Two Plus Two is Not Five system. From the start, he has mastered the tricks easily. As part of the exercises, he has learned a number of new skills including counting backwards, counting by twos and adding/subtracting doubles. The system of learning the trick, practicing, and then doing the mixed exercises has quickly reinforced the learning and helped us immediately spot weaknesses in learning that we worked with him to correct. The structure of the book makes it easy to sit down with him, walk him through the tricks, and let him practice until he masters the skills. There is limited parental preparation involved, and we go through one page a night, five nights a week.

Deborah and David Liu, Palo Alto, CA

9/15/11 – I’m such a fan of your books that I just had to reply. I have both the addition/subtraction and multiplication book (found them online) and I’m dearly hoping that you’re working on a division version! I’m a parent who is supplementing my son’s math education at public school with your books. He has a terrific school and teachers, but has ADD and math is his least preferred activity so it’s a challenge! I’m working with him on just the basic math facts so that his learning in other math areas in school is supported by a solid foundation. The schools really don’t have the time to thoroughly address basic math facts, and I’m happy to take on the task particularly when I have terrific tools like yours to use.

Claire Connell, Portland, OR

10/11/11

I wanted to drop you a line to tell you how much I appreciate your book 2+2 is not 5. I began using it late last school year after finding it at Barnes and Noble. I had much success with it with my Special Education students in grades 2 and 3. Now these kiddos are back with me again. I am using it with all of my students who have math computation as an IEP goal. They are becoming very successful with the practice sheets and are beginning to generalize it to their other work. Because we need to collect data for these students, I have found the chart in the back of the book to be most helpful. I have begun this process with my 2+2 kids and am finding it a big success!

Along with your books, I have been using a very simple computer program that lets me list the practice facts by the tiers. This has been another good way for them to practice without jumbling up their brains with things they don’t know. The kids are really enjoying this process! I have some on tier 2 and some on tier 4. They are helping each other, and looking forward to moving on to the multiplication and division facts.

Thanks for all of your work on this book!

Donna Marlette, St Louis, MO