The Kumon Method enables each child to progress successfully by practicing material until concepts are mastered and advancing in small, manageable increments.
I've gotta say, I'm a big fan of these books. The incremental pace of difficulty is perfect... not to mention Maddie loves the certificates at the end of each book, this is her 2nd one (other one was for the Kumon 1st book of coloring). We actually started with a book on mazes/tracing, but I wasn't following the Kumon way -- I skipped all around the book with her, I later learned there's a reason why pages are numbered! Some of the mazes were a bit difficult too, so about 2/3 way through the book I changed course and started another book on uppercase letters... we'll come back to the mazes after she knocks down a couple more books with tracing activities.
Activity time thus far has been great, we've been doing 10-15 minute sessions each night (2-4 pages) and each time she picks up more. Not only has she been able to trace the letters well, but more importantly, Maddie takes the time to focus and keep trying. Now I can't say her attention span is 100% the whole time, but once she knows what lies ahead, she keeps cranking through... that by itself is way more important than tracing a letter.
Tonight we completed upper case letters, tomorrow - we'll crack open the workbook on numbers (1-30).
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