Topic: PreK-5 Mathematics
Resources
Research and Practice in the Field of Early Mathematics Learning
This document details research on early mathematics learning for early childhood educators and strives to clarify instructional goals for early mathematics development. Geared toward preschool teachers, this document provides teachers with assessments that are objective, accurate, and valid and...
Early Childhood Math: Geometry, Patterns, Measurements, and Data Analysis
This practice guide summary and video are companion pieces to the Teaching Math to Young Children practice guide. The practice guide summary provides a brief overview of the five evidence-based recommendations included in the practice guide. The summary also...
Developing Effective Fractions Instruction for Kindergarten Through 8th Grade
This 90-page document, Developing Effective Fractions Instruction for Kindergarten Through 8th Grade was created by the Institute of Educational Sciences to detail five instructional recommendations for teaching fractions. This guide can be utilized by teachers, coaches, and other educators...
Two Strategies to Help Your Child Learn to Love Math
In this short, user-friendly animated video from the Institute of Education Sciences, parents are encouraged to instill a positive attitude about learning and math in their young children. Two evidence-based strategies shared in the video that parents can use...
Teaching Math to Young Children
Teaching Math to Young Children focuses on five evidence-based recommendations based on children ages 3 through 6 who are enrolled in preschool, prekindergarten, and kindergarten programs. This Institute of Education Sciences (IES) guide highlights three common themes: Early math...
Early Childhood Math Questioning Strategies
This video demonstrates how Recommendation 4 of the Institute of Sciences practice guide Teaching Math to Young Learners can be carried out. The recommendation teach children to view and describe their world mathematically is described by math expert, Douglas...
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