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Links from around the web about teaching and math practice for kids.
Series: About Early Math
Teaching Math Strategies to Struggling Students
June 30, 2014
A new study from the Department of Education and the National Institutes of Health finds that many teachers are not using the most effective strategies for their students. Tailoring teaching strategies to individual student needs…
- Age/Grade Level: 1st Grade
Series: About Early Math June 20, 2014
Deborah Stipek: When Learning Numbers Kids Should Be Building Core Concepts
What "early math" really means is explored in this Q&A with Deborah J. Stipek, Professor of Education at Stanford University and Dean of the Stanford Graduate School of Education.
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade
Series: Hear from the Experts June 17, 2014
Is Overcoming Math Anxiety A Way To Improve Student Performance?
In this downloadable pdf article, professors Sian Beilock of the University of Chicago and Daniel Willingham of the University of Virginia explore overcoming math anxiety, its importance in the math classroom, and implications for preparing…
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
- Tags Math Anxiety
Series: About Early Math April 29, 2014
Study is Evidence that Asking Children to Explain Math Thinking Can Help
This new study helps support the belief that when children explain math thinking and how they come to a solution, it can enhance their ability to understand basic cause and effect relationships.
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
Series: Ideas at Work April 21, 2014
Teacher Tom Delves into a Math Activity for Preschoolers
This counting activity for young children is low stress and explores all the small things that really matter when trying out a new math activity for preschoolers.
- Topic: Counting, Number Operations
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten
Series: About Early Math February 7, 2014
All About Math Apps
Collaborative Instructor Dr. Mary Hynes-Berry discusses math apps on the Fred Rogers Center blog.
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
- Tags Technology, Apps
Series: About Early Math January 16, 2014
4 Ideas to Help Find Math in Everyday Life
"At Kohl Children’s Museum, we partner with a great team of early childhood researchers, professional development providers and teachers at Erikson Institute’s Early Math Collaborative. One of the methods they promote is Mathematizing Daily Experiences.…
- Topic: Number Sense, Counting
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade
- Tags Math Anxiety
Series: About the Collaborative July 18, 2013
We Act Radio, featuring Jennifer McCray and Rebeca Itzkowich
Listen to the full streaming podcast, taped June 6, 2013 for We Act Radio's Education Town Hall.
Series: Hear from the Experts July 18, 2013
The Connection Between Spatial Reasoning Ability and Math
Research out of John Hopkins University and Michigan State University suggests that a strong link exists between young learners' spatial reasoning and computation abilities.
- Topic: Spatial Relationships
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
Series: Hear from the Experts March 4, 2013
Kids Understand the Probabilities of Possibilities Better Than Adults Do
Recent research suggests that young children's first ideas about math might be in the form of very basic statistics.
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten
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