Comments on: Kindergarten Math Skills Predict Future Success http://creatinglifelonglearners.com/?p=189 Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 23 Jul 2010 03:16:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Creating Lifelong Learners » Blog Archive » Are You Smarter Than a Google Search? http://creatinglifelonglearners.com/?p=189&cpage=1#comment-207 Creating Lifelong Learners » Blog Archive » Are You Smarter Than a Google Search? Mon, 17 Mar 2008 17:00:37 +0000 http://www.needleworkspictures.com/ocr/blog/?p=189#comment-207 [...] written before how we focus most math instruction on memorization rather than teaching young students to conceptualize numbers. (It’s better to understand that [...] [...] written before how we focus most math instruction on memorization rather than teaching young students to conceptualize numbers. (It’s better to understand that [...]

]]> By: elona http://creatinglifelonglearners.com/?p=189&cpage=1#comment-208 elona Mon, 21 Jan 2008 13:59:08 +0000 http://www.needleworkspictures.com/ocr/blog/?p=189#comment-208 Mathew, I think that I was so concerned with finding easy for my kids to remember the math rules -BEDMAS to help them remember how to do the math. It wasn't until I sat with kids and used the fraction circles that I understood the challenge of teaching my students who need extra support. They have to understand the concepts before they can get to remembering the rules for doing anything. A rule is empty if they don't understand the concept. I finally got the concept for teaching these grade nine kids who need extra support in math. It's all about the basic understanding first. Thanks for making me think! :) Mathew,
I think that I was so concerned with finding easy for my kids to remember the math rules -BEDMAS to help them remember how to do the math. It wasn’t until I sat with kids and used the fraction circles that I understood the challenge of teaching my students who need extra support. They have to understand the concepts before they can get to remembering the rules for doing anything. A rule is empty if they don’t understand the concept. I finally got the concept for teaching these grade nine kids who need extra support in math. It’s all about the basic understanding first.

Thanks for making me think! :)

]]> By: Mathew http://creatinglifelonglearners.com/?p=189&cpage=1#comment-206 Mathew Mon, 19 Nov 2007 16:39:27 +0000 http://www.needleworkspictures.com/ocr/blog/?p=189#comment-206 Elona, Just to be clear...I wasn't saying that you specifically were focusing on counting too much. I'm talking about my general experiences with primary teachers and their parents. Elona,

Just to be clear…I wasn’t saying that you specifically were focusing on counting too much. I’m talking about my general experiences with primary teachers and their parents.

]]> By: elona http://creatinglifelonglearners.com/?p=189&cpage=1#comment-205 elona Mon, 19 Nov 2007 00:05:21 +0000 http://www.needleworkspictures.com/ocr/blog/?p=189#comment-205 Mathew, Thanks so much for sharing your insights as a primary school teacher. It makes perfect sense to me when you say kids need to understand number concepts. I wonder why I thought counting was enough? I guess I was focusing on reading more than math literacy. Now that I teach kids who need extra support with math, I see first hand how important understanding concepts is. After all, they can use a calculator. Sometimes I get stuck on the fact they don't remember their times tables or how to do long division. I should really be talking about the concepts. Thanks for making me see that. Mathew,
Thanks so much for sharing your insights as a primary school teacher. It makes perfect sense to me when you say kids need to understand number concepts. I wonder why I thought counting was enough? I guess I was focusing on reading more than math literacy. Now that I teach kids who need extra support with math, I see first hand how important understanding concepts is. After all, they can use a calculator. Sometimes I get stuck on the fact they don’t remember their times tables or how to do long division. I should really be talking about the concepts. Thanks for making me see that.

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