Zillio:
Research has shown that math skills are critical to academic success, self-esteem, employment opportunities and more. An interesting study reported in the American Educational Research Journal, conducted at the University of Chicago (Stodolsky, Salk, and Glaessner, 1991) examined how children characterize positive and negative experiences in math differently than from how they characterize their experience in social studies. In social studies, their experiences were evaluated in terms of whether the activities were interesting or boring; however in math they evaluated their experience based on their success or their ability to do the work. The study also showed that fewer children thought they would be able to learn math on their own.
Chances are that you know someone who struggled with math or perhaps you, yourself did. The innovative Mountains and Zillio games were created so that children today can have the advantage many adults wish they had: math presented in a clear concise meaningful way, step-by-step until mastery is within reach. The activities and games support visual, tactile, and social learners and make math not only clear, but fun.
Whether your child needs extra help in making sense of math or is ready to move through enrichment activities at a more challenging pace, Zillio will help you provide the supplemental activities to ensure his/her success. And because Zillio seems like a treat to children rather than a chore, your highly motivated learners will initiate play sessions on their own. The more math they do, the more math they understand, and the more they feel comfortable with their own math skills. What could be better?
And their success isn’t limited to math skills. They will develop and grow in highly important skills such as creativity, imagination, collaboration, communication, competition, perseverance, planning, problem solving, and critical thinking as they prepare for their future. You will share their delight in their own accomplishments and know you have given them a gift that keeps on giving.
