Over the past 30 years, Dr. Shormann has taught Saxon Math to hundreds of thousands of students, developing a system for using Saxon Math efficiently while ensuring mastery and fluency. Following are a few highlights of the system.
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DIVE video lectures provide expert video instruction for every lesson, including critical instruction missing from the lesson in the Saxon textbook, that makes understanding the lesson faster and easier. Unlike others, Dr. Shormann teaches more than just the lesson in the textbook. He teaches like John Saxon recommended, including the essential instruction not found in the Saxon textbook. For example, when lesson 40 builds on a concept from lesson 20, Dr. Shormann reviews that concept, teaching how the new concepts in just adding a new step to what they already know. This creates bite-sized lessons that are easy to understand with less practice.
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Odd or Even + 5 homework schedule reduces the number of homework problems required per lesson. Weekly test scores are used to ensure this modified schedule provides enough practice. The DIVE Teacher Guides have detailed information on how this system works.
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The timed method, which allows Saxon to be used as a self-paced course providing the extra time required, as needed, to re-learn or grasp a concept without overwhelming or frustrating the student.
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Detailed steps for re-learning and correcting daily homework and tests that ensure mastery and fluency are developed.
- Q&A Email Service with Dr. Shormann provides deeper instruction when needed to quickly get students back on track.
While DIVE lectures are available on CD-ROM, we recommend our new Download and Stream format, which plays on multiple computers and devices and can be used by all the children in your household. DIVE Download & Stream Format vs CD
FAQs
The lessons in the Saxon Textbook do not match the ones in my DIVE Lecture.
Does the DIVE for Saxon Math course have video solutions for every question?
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