AL Abacus for iOS

AL Abacus, used with the RightStart Mathematics program, now available on your iPad and iPhone. This abacus will teach, not calculate like the Japanese and Chinese abacus. Perfect for visual learners. This unique double-sided abacus is grouped in fives and tens for quick recognition of quantities. The second side of the abacus focuses on trading to the thousands. Learn the facts easily by. visualizing quantities,. minimizing counting, and. developing mental strategies. Those learning arithmetic with the AL Abacus have a better understanding of basic concepts and need less time to master arithmetic. Although children do enjoy using the abacus, it does not become a crutch. Stan, age 5, was asked how much is 11 plus 6. He replied, 17. When he was asked how he knew, he replied with a grin, Ive got the abacus in my mind. App has links to sample addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division lessons as well as detailed use information. VGA adaptor for the classroom settings.