When Math Stops Being a Struggle On Cloud Nine® Visualizing & Verbalizing® for Math

When Math Stops Being a Struggle On Cloud Nine® Visualizing & Verbalizing® for Math

May 4, 2026 · 30 min

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Karen Meigs discusses how Lindamood-Bell's On Cloud Nine® Math helps students overcome difficulties in math through visualization and understanding of numerical relationships.

Presented by Karen Meigs, Co-Director of Learning Centers, Lindamood-Bell Developing conceptual math understanding is key to lasting success. Difficulties in math often stem from gaps in how students visualize and make sense of numbers, not from a lack of effort. Lindamood-Bell addresses these challenges through On Cloud Nine® Math, an instructional approach designed to help students understand how math works. Available live-online or in person, On Cloud Nine Math provides explicit, systematic instruction that builds: • understanding of numerical relationships • mathematical language • problem-solving processes. Grounded in cognitive science and informed by decades of research, this instruction goes beyond traditional tutoring by focusing on how students think, not just what they practice. Lindamood-Bell's instruction is supported by: – research and internal outcomes data – demonstrated pre- and post-assessment gains on math measures – longstanding expertise in instructional program development As students develop conceptual understanding, they gain measurable academic progress and renewed confidence in their ability to learn and apply math. At Lindamood-Bell, we develop the…

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