P662 Teletext 662 Jul30 02:43:44 ———————————————————— ADVICE ——— NEEDS HELP WITH MATHS Dear Wendy My son is not doing very well at maths. I would like to help him during the summer holidays. Are there any good books on the subject? Katherine, Yorkshire Wendy replies Any good bookshop or a large branch of the big stationers like WH Smith will have a large selection of books for parents to use at home with children. cont... ——————————————————————————————————1/3—— Got an education query? Write to: WENDY BERLINER: Teletext, PO Box 297 London SW6 1XT Class '95 Keyboard NCET On-LineP662 Teletext 662 Jul30 02:31:12 ———————————————————— ADVICE ——— NEEDS HELP WITH MATHS Wendy replies You will need to cover the basic lessons which are generally found in maths books for younger children. But any nine-year-old may get very upset to bj offered 'baby books'. A book published this week might suit. It's called A Parent's Guide To Helping With Maths by Diana Kimpton, (Penguin on August 3, priced £7.99). cont... ——————————————————————————————————2/3—— All the latest education news 661 WENDY IS SORRY SHE CANNOT ENTER INTO ANY PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE Class '95 Keyboard NCET On-LineP662 Teletext 662 Jul30 02:42:14 ———————————————————— ADVICE ——— NEEDS HELP WITH MATHS Wendy replies Balance your son's needs. He is on holiday - hj needs a break from struggling with the subject and hj might feel worse by your offer of help Keep the sessions, friendly and if you have any queries, talk it over with his teacher in the autumn. ——————————————————————————————————3/3— Education index 660 WENDY IS SORRY SHE CANNOT ENTER INTO ANY PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE Class '95 Keyboard NCET On-Line