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We had a parent reach out to our customer service team stating she can’t thank RightStart enough and she recommends it all the time.  Her son’s math scores have gone up on standardized tests across the board and his math anxiety has decreased.  She says “thanks a million”!

A Happy Parent

I found you when my oldest was about to start third grade. We’d been through 4 curriculums and abandoned each of them about the time counting became essential. Both my daughter and I were at our wits’ end with math. When I saw your program boasted that it taught math de-emphasizing counting, I was doubtful but not doubtful enough to give it a try. We are nearing the end of our first year, my daughter is confident for the first time in math, she regularly uses numbers when we are out and about (something that never happened before). This was a game-changer for our family, thank you.

Kendra

I’m a homeschool mom of 5 and I have educated my kids at home from the beginning. We used a couple of different math curricula that each had their pros and cons but I noticed over time that my kids weren’t retaining their math facts and were counting instead of visualizing quantities. As I considered switching curricula yet again, I decided to try RightStart Math. We’ve now been using it for 3 years and I’m so grateful we made the switch! My kids are retaining their math facts, counting less, and truly understanding math. I wish we’d started out with RightStart Math but I’m thankful we found it when we did and that my youngest (in preschool) will be able to have a strong math foundation from the beginning. Thank you for this wonderful curriculum!

Sarah from TX

Your (Dr. Cotter’s) presentation on fractions at the Montessori event was phenomenal. It was a new way of looking at old concepts and the pace of the presentation was great.

Kalpu Shah

We love RightStart Math—we were considering switching to a more “advanced” program (or what looks like one) and did some placement tests and found that my kiddo was way ahead of where we thought he was based on being in level E this year. He’s dyslexic, autistic, ADHD, demand avoidant, and RightStart Math has worked so beautifully for him. He’s strong in math so we thought maybe he could do a more traditional-looking program and get further faster . . . but after doing those placement tests, I realized just how well RightStart Math has been serving him and we are continuing on! Thanks for making math fun!

 

Alecia

I’d like to THANK YOU for everything you have done for our family.  My daughter is LOVING and looking forward to the math classes.  She is already talking about wanting to do your program next year.  You have taken the yelling and tears out of math and for that I am eternally grateful.
Not exactly sure what she is learning as I see her drawing and cutting things out like she was in Kindergarten (LOL) but I am trusting the process.  The games we play are teaching me.
May you be richly blessed.  I am glad we choose RightStart Math.

Asta

I’d like to THANK YOU for everything you have done for our family. My daughter is LOVING and looking forward to the math classes.  She is already talking about wanting to do your program next year. You have taken the yelling and tears out of math and for that I am eternally grateful. Not exactly sure what she is learning as I see her drawing and cutting things out like she was in Kindergarten, but I am trusting the process.  The games we play are teaching me.

May you be richly blessed.  I am glad we choose RightStart Math.

Asta

When I started homeschooling my son, I did not have any experience whatsoever homeschooling.  I started checking videos on YouTube about curriculums and came across some videos about a curriculum and how this math was advanced and how homeschoolers in the US were drawn to it as it is one of the highest rated countries in Math.

Soon after watching those videos I went to that curriculum’s website and initially it took me a long time to decide which program to go with as they had (have) different editions, US edition, Standard edition, and also a 2022 edition (which is the one I ended up purchasing).  On top of that they also have home education edition and school edition on the instructor’s guide.  (I bought both).  In addition to the four instructor’s guide I bought (for only one year, as I bought the homeschool edition as well as the classroom edition and the student workbooks, I also bought yet another curriculum as well as another workbook.  I ended up spending on our math curriculum over two-hundred dollars, not including manipulatives just for a one year program.

Unfortunately, it did not work for us.  First I was trying to use both the homeschool and the classroom instructor’s edition as each guide had variations in how they presented the problems to the child.  At least for me, understanding the scope and sequence was not as clear.  But what did feel strange was that doing math with my son did not feel exciting and I could see that in my child.  I was also bored out of my mind.

Then, I came across a YouTube video about RightStart and I don’t know how, but I just knew I had to get that program.  Even though I had spent a lot of money on the other curriculum, and we were on a budget, I understood that finding the right curriculum for my child (children now) was a top priority.  Unfortunately because I had spent so much money on the first one, I was trying to still use it and in the process I delayed my son from just doing RightStart Math from the beginning and RightStart Math only.  But as my son played the games, used the Al Abacus, and did the activities, my number sense started to make sense.  Not only was my son learning with RSM, I was learning too.  This was amazing and I said to myself “If I would have been taught math this way when I was a kid, I would have been a genius.”  I stopped using the other program and just focused on RM.  I started my son on level A (which is the level K with a lot of 1st grade and some 2nd grade).  I had my son take the State Exam here in Florida and he scored above average on first grade USING RIGHTSTART MATH LEVEL A.  My son’s favorite subject is math.  Level A always felt easy for him but it’s easy because the child sees the math.  He sees the numbers on the Abacus which has two simple colors to show the 5s.  The place value cards are another hit.  My son can read high numbers because he sees the 1s, the 10s, the 100s and he also sees the 1000s and it’s just genius that he doesn’t even have to write it because it’s already there.  I think this is genius because not having to write these high numbers (for little kids) allows the child to focus his attention and energy on understanding the number.  The writing process is not a natural process.  It takes a lot of mental energy and effort (and of course every child is different, hence it varies), but focusing on understanding math at a deep level with the manipulatives and without having to do so much writing is genius.  It is so genius that I wish I could have found or known about this program when my child was younger because this program (due to the way it is designed) can be done by very young kids (since they don’t have to do much writing when those fine finger-motor skills are not yet developed).  RightStart is the math program I wish I had. My love for mathematics had long been gone and I even thought I was not good at math.  I will never say that again.  My love for math came back with this program and that is very important because I enjoy doing math with my kids.  I already bought RightStart Levels B, C and D and I was going to skip B, but I’m deciding that I will not skip it, we may just go on this level faster (we’ll see), but the truth is that I want my children to learn math and not just check a box that something was done, and this skills build upon one another.  I am so grateful for this program.  Thank you for RightStart Math for creating a program that is a blessing to children, parents and the world.  What a legacy — Thank you. Thank you again.

Querin 

My oldest just started in a private school for 9th grade this year after going through all of RightStart. The teacher told us after conferences last month that she has never seen a homeschooled student come into her class so well prepared and grounded in Math. So thanks for having a great curriculum.

Stephanie, Minnesota

This curriculum is REALLY filling in the gaps for my son in a way that other curriculums have just not done. We are so happy with it!!!!!

 

April B, homeschool mom
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Thank you so much for your RightStart Math Curriculum. I have been using it for 3 years with my son and my daughter is beginning her second year. I love the strategies you use for teaching math and the lessons are fun to teach.
Jennifer Traugott
My daughter is 7 and this is our 2nd year to use RightStart Math. She is in 2nd grade and is adding and subtracting 4 digits numbers with trading like it is nothing. She also can do her multiplications. The most amazing thing is that when she is somewhere and has to spend her money she is quick to tell them how much change she needs back. I have seen a lot of teenagers and adults who cannot do thi… Read more
Jana Owens
My daughter is in 4th grade this year. Math has always been a struggle for her, as it was for her father. I discovered that she has dyslexia (which is hereditary). I didn’t realize that had any effect on math, but I found out that people with dyslexia cannot learn with rote memorization or sequential skills. This makes it harder for them to remember math facts or how to do algorithms. Before I kne… Read more
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