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There is an upside for kids 5 and older here. My daughter has to take this standardized map test in Connecticut. It is all computer based. If you are not com
by tmaly 6y ago
There is an upside for kids 5 and older here.
My daughter has to take this standardized map test in Connecticut. It is all computer based. If you are not comfortable using the computer, you do not do well on the test.
The teacher uses this online problems site IXL to help them get use to answering the questions on the computer. This was also really helpful when everyone had to do school remotely.
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- wizzwizz4 6y agoIXL is infuriating. My first bookmarklets were written to convince my parents that the website was marking my answers incorrectly so I didn't have to use it any more. (No comment on IXL's effectiveness; I have absolutely no idea whether it helped or hindered or what.)
- kevin_thibedeau 6y agoHow does this work for young kids who can barely or can't read? Seems like it's a gateway to systemic bias.
- tmaly 6y agoFor reading, my wife and I read to our daughter and worked on phonics using regular books. There is really no shortcut for learning to read. You have to put in the time with your kids.