Hi folks, Chid Genius 2015 is back on and is open to parents of 8 – 12* year old UK residents (*born between 01/09/02 and 31/08/06).  You can apply via www.childgenius2015.co.uk where parents can see terms & conditions, the application form and Brainbuster puzzles for the children to try.    

This is an example of what children can do when they have learned the Japanese abacus for some time.  Isabelle (9) is adding up 10 single digit numbers which are flashed at her at the speed of 0.5 second.  The app being used is called Mental Calc by Tetsu Soft.  Have a go at it!

Research and soroban workshop at the University of Reading Date: 30 October 2014 Time: 10:00 am to 12:00 noon Venue: Room 114, Building L22, London Road Campus, Reading RG1 5EX  

The Abacus Club reports the results of a pilot study carried out over a period of 10 weeks, looking at the benefits of using the Japanese abacus as part of an intervention programme on a small group of underperforming Year 1 children in a UK school.   The study investigates the rate of progress of children who have participated in the abacus sessions against a control group.  We used standardised tests at pre- and post-intervention stages which examine a number of features of the children’s performance, including computational skills, oral counting,SEE DETAILS