WASHINGTON — A new study suggests preschoolers are more likely to do well with math when entering kindergarten if they grasp two basic concepts: words associated with numbers, and the quantities they ...
On a recent morning in South Seattle, Kristin Alfonzo challenged her preschoolers to make the number 7 using beads strung across two rows of pipe cleaners. One 5-year-old boy slid four beads across ...
In Boston public schools, 3, 4 and 5-year-olds are getting their first introduction to math. Before they walk through the kindergarten door, the “Building Blocks” curriculum is designed to encourage ...
If you’re skeptical, we don’t blame you. Math doesn’t always have a reputation for being approachable and enjoyable. Thankfully, dozens of math learning apps are dispelling the “math is boring” trope ...
THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP. CAN YOU SAY THE LETTER O? AND WHAT SOUND DOES THE LETTER A MAKE UP? THESE TWO LITTLE ONES ARE NOT IN KINDERGARTEN JUST YET, BUT THEY ARE KINDERGARTEN READY. WHAT’S SEVEN TIMES ONE ...
Cross-posted from Inside School Research: Kindergarten might be the new 1st grade but it is still too easy. A forthcoming study in the peer-refereed American Educational Research Journal finds that ...
Cross-platform Game Experience THE CAT IN THE HAT KNOWS A LOT ABOUT THAT: MATH SAFARI Makes Math Fun and Approachable at Home, in the Classroom, or on the Go ARLINGTON, VA, September 18, 2012 – Today, ...
Greg Duncan before delivering the keynote address at the Silicon Valley Education Foundation’s forum on early math. Credit: Lillian Mongeau, EdSource Today A study showing that early math skills are ...
As taxpayers, parents and educators debate the value of public preschool for every child, a new study by UC Berkeley and Stanford researchers finds for the first time that middle-class children -- not ...
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