History
It all started in 1954, when Toru Kumon, a Japanese Mathematics teacher, began to teach his eldest son due to problems in Mathematics in his school. He developed this method called the Kumon Method. His method was regarded very successful that his son is able to do calculus by the end of grade six. So a few years later, he started Kumon.
The programs
Kumon is a mathematics and reading educational enrichment program. Students do not work together as a class, but progress through the curriculum at their own pace, moving on to the next level when they have achieved mastery of the previous level. Mastery is defined as speed (using a standard completion time) and accuracy (roughly, 90% and above). They take an achievement test at the end of each level to progress to the next.
Seems to be US/Canada only. What relevance is it to here in Ireland?
I believe it increases their IQ substantially.
edit: Just thought of something else, our 5 year old started school this year, in a preschool meeting her teacher asked us to stop trying to teach her to write as parents methods generally conflicted with the schools method of using [broken link removed] and the teacher would essentially have to unlearn the child to get their methods across. Id advise consulting with your childs teachers before employing other methods for above reasons.
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