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March 6, 2016
Dyscalculia Charlotte math tutoring program supports CMS schools #dyscalculia This article is about a highly effective math tutoring program that takes place at Winterfield Elementary School. It is a program called “Heart Math Tutoring” and Emily Elliot is the… Dyscalculia Hearing about math at the table can improve preschoolers’ skills A study of preschoolers and their parents shows that discussion of math and simple arithmetic will help to improve their math skills in the future. Authors cautioned that it was… Dyscalculia American students might be better at math than you think Libby Nelson argues in favor of young, American math students in a response to New York Times writer, Nicholas Kristof’s recent critical piece. Kristof’s article centers on recent results from… Dyscalculia Data science class offers LA Unified students a new handle on math Students are finding fun in math. The Unified School District of Los Angeles is using a grant to stimulate thinking in the math classroom. Instead of traditional math the students… Dyscalculia EDUCATION: Parents, students work to master new math Hawthorne Elementary School in Riverside is having parents attend a math workshop. The goal is to teach parents how math is taught today so they can go on to help… Dyscalculia A passion for math Ed Waymire is a man that makes math sound like fun. He is a math professor who grew up learning math with his grandfather and learning to love it. He… Dyscalculia New school aims to serve learning-disabled students Many children with learning disabilities do not get the help they need in public or even in private institutions. Classes are either to large or there are not enough teachers… Dyscalculia Aid for elementary math program adds up New Bedford Schools are considering investing $347,130 over the course of three years into EnVision, a new math program that teaches problems conceptually rather than procedural and includes hands-on learning… Dyscalculia Making math fun with board games The Ellis Tech Simulation Club held a successful family game night on April 24, which was hosted by math teacher, David Carter. Classics such as Monopoly were available as well… Dyscalculia Cheyenne teachers focus on math pupils’ needs This article is about a new program being tried out in Alta Vista Elementary. The program blends fifth grade math students with six grades if they are at the proper…