Read and do math when not yet 3 years old

The boy named Ben at He knew how to read when he was 2 and half years later, he was able to make additions and distinguish hundreds of thousands of numbers.

Ben Hayward is teaching his mother to study mathematics so she can get a GSCE certificate.Photo: Daily Mail.

Ben Hayward, who lives in Stockport, England, is 8 years old and is preparing for the biggest challenge he faces as a guide to taking his GCSE certificate (for students aged 14-16) in math. Ben's mother once failed the GCSE certification exam, but with the help of her youngest son, she confidently took the exam again.

The 48-year-old mother said: 'Ben has a natural gift. At first we did not feel surprised by his brilliance, because all my children were very intelligent. But more and more we were stunned by Ben's extraordinary ability. I distinguish the numbers up to hundreds of thousands from the age of two, and when I was two and a half I knew how to add two tens' numbers.

When Ben was two years old, the family member read a few pages of books to him, then he reread the pages of the book without their help. 'Now I often remind me when I pronounce incorrectly or give wrong answers. The exam I am about to attend is for children at twice the age of Ben, but I still do math problems at that level, ' Ben's mother added.

Ben has some experience in teaching others, because he is also helping his brother Jordan (9 years old) to do his homework. After examining his level of intelligence, an educational psychologist confirmed that Ben had the mathematical ability of a 16-year-old teenager and the reading ability of 18-year-olds.

Last year Ben won a scholarship to Greenbank Preparatory School in the city of Cheadle Hulme. He wanted to be a math teacher and wanted to study at Oxford University. 'I just want to find the answer of everything. The joy of finding the right solution for math problems is the one I like the most. I really like studying math with my mother, too, ' Ben said.

Recently, Ben also became the youngest contestant in a math competition for children aged 10-11 at the national level and he is waiting for the final result. However, his parents had no intention of forcing him to take the exams. 'We want you to enjoy its childhood. We treat Ben like his siblings and other 8-year-olds. Ben likes to play games on the Nintendo DS and often plays soccer with his brother '. his father said.