How are Saxon Math and Singapore Math different? How do I choose between Saxon Math and Singapore Math?

Modified on Sun, 31 Aug at 12:45 AM

The Singapore math method was developed by Singapore's Ministry of Education and implemented across the country's public school system in the 1980s.

Some of the key features of Singapore math include concrete/pictorial/abstract progression, number bonds, bar modeling and mental math.

Students who are the most successful with Singapore Math include those who:

are visual learners.
like to start at the conceptual level.
enjoy creative problem-solving.
are logical.
tend to be independent thinkers.

You can read more about the Singapore math method here.

In contrast Saxon Math was designed to teach math through incremental development and continual review and has been successfully used in the homeschool, public and private school markets since the early 1980's.

Students who are the most successful with Saxon Math include those who:

thrive with routine and structure.
prefer a straight-forward approach.
like repetition in their instruction.
need a lot of review.
do better with written work.

Saxon Math might not be the best fit for your student who are visual/spatial learners, get bored with repetition, need a lot of conceptual explanation or struggle with doing a lot of problems every day.

You can read more from the publisher of Saxon Math, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, here.