Visual Scaffolding - the unique feature of CLSO-Math

In CLSO-Math, concepts are visually distilled and enveloped by visual “scaffolding”. The scaffolding is created by carefully designed visual supports that guide the learner’s understanding of each math concept without the use of numbers. Learners interpret the math concept numerically themselves. As a student’s understanding deepens, the use of scaffolding is gradually reduced and finally removed.

CLSO-Math actively engages the learner in

• understanding Concepts
• articulating the concepts verbally in conventional Language
• encoding the language into mathematical Symbols
• using the symbols for performing mathematical Operations

Teaching is embedded in the program itself

The exercise templates (see examples above), carefully calibrated and sequenced, are designed to guide a learner’s curiosity and interest along paths of least resistance. The teacher/parent teaches very minimally. All the teaching is embedded in the program’s worksheets, which have been designed to induce learning with minimal support by a teacher or parent. Consequently, the teacher/parent can focus primarily on the user’s learning style, attitude and personality while monitoring his/her learning.