About Us

Chris La Deaux began her private tutoring practice as an educational specialist in 1994.  Despite students having significant strengths in many academic areas Chris found that they often struggled to learn the multiplication facts.  Chris developed TURN the Tables, a multisensory method of teaching the multiplication facts, after carefully observing her students' individual ways of processing information.  After consistently seeing rapid success and growth in her students Chris went on to develop Add to Subtract, a multisensory method to teach the concept and memorization of the basic addition and subtraction facts.  Add to Subtract uses the same multisensory methodology as TURN the Tables does.  The Easy Divide is Chris' multisensory method to teach the concept of both short and long division.

 

TURN the Tables and Add to Subtract incorporates the senses of sight, hearing, and touch as well as rhythm, rhyme and movement simultaneously to help all learners reach their highest potential.  The integration of the senses in the instruction of the foundational skills is critical for success for many students and will enhance and expedite learning the math facts for all students.  With a multisensory method of mastering the math facts every student will be successful!

 

This multisensory method of teaching and learning has been highly successful with students of all academic strengths, including those who have moderate to severe learning disabilities. Students no longer need to go through the frustration and embarrassment of being unable to keep up with the class in math because they have not mastered the math facts.  The use of predictability and sequential structure helps students achieve automatic recall of the math facts with ease while strengthening their long term memory.

 

Dr. Joan Smith, EDU-Therapeutic Director, Licensed Educational Psychologist and Speech Pathologist, and Author, "You Don't Have to Be Dyslexic", "Learning Victories" and "The Calming Kitchen" says, "TURN the Tables activates the whole brain for learning and retaining multiplication facts.  By using visual memory, spatial orientation, language association, auditory memory stimulation and rehearsal exercise, this program anchors the multiplication facts for automatic access.  I am a strong believer in using all the senses to input information into our children's memory storage.  Add to Subtract does exactly that with the use of manipulative materials, visual associations and considerable practice opportunities.  Add to Subtract is an important addition for teachers to use as they address the early development of math concepts."