Is your child "good at math" but "slow at tests"?
It’s often a working memory bottleneck.
If a student has to 'think' about 6 times 7, they have less brain power available to think about the 3step word problem they are trying to solve.
We don't drill times tables to be "mean." We do it to set their focus free for the interesting stuff.
Does your child (or your students) struggle to instantly recall multiplication tables ? Even beyond grade 3 ?
(No judgment—it’s a vital diagnostic clue!)
Let me know in the comments. 👇