Children who have memorized the multiplication table but get confused by multiplication problems: When they haven't connected it to where it can be 'used'

Memorizing the multiplication table and using it to think through multiplication problems are slightly different things. If ...

Can recite multiplication tables but get stuck on : A 3-minute, 5-question check for multiplication table stumbling blocks (Grades 2-3)

Some children can recite multiplication tables in order from the top, but freeze when asked out of sequence, or hesitate when asked in reverse, such as 'â–¡ × 8 = 48'. Even among children who 'struggle ...