CTC Math review

Homeschool curriculum review

Hi Friends! Since I have been sharing about CTC Math on my podcast recently, a lot of people have been asking me about this curriculum. I thought I would share some notes here and would suggest you go to the CTC Math Website to learn more!

CTC Math is an online math program for kindergarten through high school which can serve as your core homeschool math program, or to supplement other math courses. This program was created and is taught by Australian math teacher Patrick Murray. (a homeschool Dad to 10! )

I looked into CTC Math after hearing Durenda Wilson talk about it on her podcast. Durenda is a seasoned homeschool Mom and I trust her opinion! I also saw that CTC Math is listed on Cathy Duffy’s Top 103 Homeschool Curriculum list.

CTC Math has many features that I appreciate. I’ll name a few here, then you can go to the CTC Website to explore more….

CTC Math uses video tutorials and summaries which are clear, complete, and easy to follow. Theses are short (4-9 minutes,) so they keep a students’ attention while covering the material thoroughly.

The tutorials use graphics and animations with Patrick Murray’s voice-over explanation. Murray’s Australian accent is very understandable. The program uses U.S. currency in the U.S. Version (If you are in Great Britain or Australia I think they use those countries’ currencies for your student’s course work.)

CTC Math uses adaptive questions — these are interactive questions which change in difficulty dpending on the student’s ability. (They use smart algorithm which tracks the students’ progress and delivers questions based on their needs. The student doesn’t even konw this is happening, which helps them build confidence and master concepts!)

The structure for the online classes is easy to follow: For each course, lessons are divided into a number of “streams” or broad areas of math then further divided into topics within each stream. Then each topic will have a number of lessons. There are a number of lessons for each of these topics. This amounts to a lot of content at each grade level.

After the tutorial, students are given a series of interactive questions. Students type their answers into the computer or use the mouse to select an answer. The program immediately scores their work, and it also maintains student records. You can print a page showing the problems with their step-by-step solutions.

There are diagnostic tests that can help you determine which level your child should begin in, as well as plenty of options for using tests to determine if your child might be able to skip to a new section or grade level. (They also offer short, standard, or comprehensive tests you can choose from.)

You can print out a one-page summary of each video tutorial to use as a reference or review if you wish.

If students get a number of problems wrong, they can re-watch the tutorial and are offered a new set of problems to work through. This gives students nearly unlimited chances to practice what they are working on if they need extra time on a concept.

CTC MATH also offers a 12-month no-questions-asked Money Back Guarantee! That might be reason enough to give them a try! 🙂

Now a few things straight from the CTC MATH Website:

“Obviously no one can force a young person to study math, but what we have done here is to provide materials that are interesting and stimulating in themselves, and which will encourage the student, once started, to continue studying.”

Here’s the TOP BENEFITS for Homeschooling parents.

(Not what we say, what parents tell us):

• A dramatic lift in their child’s confidence and attitude.
• Lessons are short and to the point
• Being able to learn at their own speed. In the video tutorials
  they can stop and rewind the teacher, as many times as
  they need to until they get it.
• Plus the teacher never gets annoyed or frustrated with them.
• Improved math results using multi-sensory methods which
  ensure retention.
• Detailed progress reports.
• And a whole lot less stress when it’s math time for both parents
  AND kids.

Proven to Raise Grades Fast

CTCMath guides kids through math, lesson by lesson.

It allows them to pause, rewind and repeat all or part of any lesson until they get it.

• Learn math at their own pace – no stress, no pressure
• Pause, rewind or repeat a lesson until they really get it
• Increases confidence in class
• Catch up on lessons missed or concepts not fully understood
• Preview lessons at home before school
• Gain understanding and confidence especially in areas where they struggled before
• Gives your kids the freedom to learn without stress at home in their own time
• All results are recorded so that progress can easily be seen
• Above all, this really does work!

You might enjoy checking out the Testimonials from satisfied CTC Math students’ families HERE!

Hope this is helpful to you and be sure to GET YOUR FREE TRIAL or bring your specific questions to the helpful customer service folks at CTC Math!

With Aloha,
Monica