We make math developmentally appropriate and accessible to all children by having Early Childhood Departments in Schools of Education include the trajectory (the sequence of learning) for number from toddlers to first graders, the concepts of cardinality and subitizing, the concept of patterns be more than color and shape, and the curriculum include all five content areas of the National Association of Teachers of Math seminal document
Principles and Standards for School Mathematics. This will require the faculty to know these concepts or use adjunct faculty who have knowledge in both EC and math. It will require that there be professional development for all teachers up to third grade.It will require that math by more than fun activities. It will require that work sheets are used at a minimum and that manipulatives be used to introduce topics, such as, a balance be used to introduce the addition terminology of "plus" and "equals". It will require that math be visual as well as auditory.
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Marie Kielty
Early Math Consultant
Chicago, IL
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Original Message:
Sent: 06-04-2017 05:13 AM
From: Susan Harman
Subject: How do we make math learning accessible to all children? Help us shape new resources for families.
I am interested in developmentally appropriate math.
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Susan Harman
Denton MD
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Original Message:
Sent: 06-02-2017 09:51 AM
From: Susan Friedman
Subject: How do we make math learning accessible to all children? Help us shape new resources for families.
Dear NAEYC members,
We invite you to participate in providing input and feedback on a selection of upcoming NAEYC content related to math fluency for families to be published on our website in conjunction with a math-focused issue of Teaching Young Children. We are particularly interested in thoughts about if the content meets the needs of diverse families and suggestions for revisions to better meet their needs.
Those providing feedback will be acknowledged within an issue of Teaching Young Children as well as on the website.
If you are interested in participating please send a note about your interest and background related to any of the following:
-supporting diverse families
-developmentally appropriate math
to Joellyn Powers at jpowers@naeyc.org. We will then share a digital folder and form on which you can share feedback.
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Susan Friedman
NAEYC
Washington DC
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