Maths: from the question to the solution
When Maths grades drop, it often isn't about the arithmetic at all. Sometimes the problem starts with the task itself. We practise reading it correctly: What is being asked? How do I approach it? We close gaps and practise the solution method until your child can solve the problems alone.
Your child has the basics. But gets stuck on the task.
A word problem takes three steps: understanding the text, translating it into maths and stating the result in an answer sentence. The calculation is only one part of it.
How we work
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Finding the gaps
Maths builds on itself. What isn't secure in year 6 can be missing as a foundation in year 9. The placement test shows us where to start.
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Understanding the method
Your child doesn't just learn the method but understands why it works. That way they can apply it to new problems.
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The language of the task
Task instructions contain terms like expression, function or probability and phrases like “at most” or “three more than”. Understanding this language securely makes it easier to see what is being asked and how to solve the problem.
What changes
- Gaps are closed. New material can build on that foundation.
- Your child reads a word problem and knows what is being asked.
- They go into tests more calmly.
“I found Assadé while looking to strengthen my primary school child's German. Coming from a household of two other languages (German is not our mother tongue), and having lost some time in the kindergarten due to Covid closures, our child was coping with…”
Questions about Maths
Do you also help just before a test?
Up to which year do you teach Maths?
Where is your child getting stuck?
Tell us in a first conversation. It's free, and afterwards you'll know what the next step is.
