I can empathize. I have the same problem. Mostly I get around it by either using a calculator, or else working the problem on paper several times to check I haven't had a OOPS moment. Really not fun when balancing a checkbook!
It's not that I don't WANT to visualize math the way most people do, it's that I can't. My brain skitters away from it and wants to 'short-cut' and refuses to concentrate.
And yes, I do count on my fingers.
Every time I come up with a rule/method, there are situations that don't apply. Wish I could help.
The best visualization I can think of would be a ladder- because I'd be ON the ladder climbing and descending... don't know if that's any use to your student.
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It's not that I don't WANT to visualize math the way most people do, it's that I can't. My brain skitters away from it and wants to 'short-cut' and refuses to concentrate.
And yes, I do count on my fingers.
Every time I come up with a rule/method, there are situations that don't apply. Wish I could help.
The best visualization I can think of would be a ladder- because I'd be ON the ladder climbing and descending... don't know if that's any use to your student.