Tagged as: Math Anxiety
Series: Hear from the Experts
Math App with Daily Problems Benefits Children and Parents
October 12, 2015
Research from the University of Chicago published in Science journal suggests that the math app Bedtime Math can help bolster math confidence for both children and parents. Bedtime Math takes the routine of a nightly bedtime story and supplements it with mathematical ideas. The goal is to create math learning opportunities that are consistent and non-intimidating.
- Age/Grade Level: Infants, Toddlers, Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
- Tags Technology, Math Anxiety
Series: About Early Math September 25, 2015
Secondary Math Influences Future Elementary School Teachers
Dr. Linda Griffin, a former secondary math teacher who now works as a pre-service teacher educator, discusses some of her observations about the United States' consistently lukewarm feelings towards math. She argues that secondary math…
- Tags Math Anxiety
Series: About Early Math August 13, 2015
Children’s Math Anxiety May Stem from Parents
A new study from the University of Chicago suggests that parents can easily transfer their math anxiety to their children.
- Age/Grade Level: 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
- Tags Math Anxiety, Technology
Series: About Early Math March 30, 2015
There’s No Such Thing as “Bad at Math”
This article discusses strategies for raising children to enjoy math before beginning preschool. Unfortunately many children never develop this appreciation. In fact, even at a young age, children can develop math anxiety or a belief…
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K
- Tags Play, Books, Math Anxiety
Series: About Early Math March 16, 2015
Making “Math for Fun” a Reality
In this article on Quartz, Laura Overdeck, the founder of Bedtime Math, reflects on young students' differing perceptions of math and literacy. While many young students read for fun, very few do math for fun.…
- Age/Grade Level: Infants, Toddlers, Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
- Tags Math Anxiety
Series: About Early Math October 3, 2014
Math Images: Understanding via Visualization
This article focuses on the importance of creating math images, computer-generated or in the real world, that depict what students are learning. This would create some much-needed context for a topic that can easily become…
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
- Tags Math Anxiety
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 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
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