Help your Child to Shine in Maths
One of the key skills required to be good at Maths is a good working short term memory. For example, even to do such simple sums as 5x2x4 or 9+9+10 require us to hold numbers in our head while we are doing operations such as subtraction or addition etc.
Improving ones memory can be fun through memory games. Eg Fitbrains or Luminosity are popular apps used to help improve memory for adults and older children.
There are also apps specifically designed for younger children. These can be found in the App Store by searching under memory.(the most popular apps tend to rise to the top and are the ones that will come up first in your search).
By the age of seven a child should be able to commit to memory seven numbers and recite them back to you.
So don't forget to encourage your child to play games. Eg the shopping list game, card games. Take a visit to your local toy shop and see what you can find.
