Approximately one in ten children has a learning disability. For most of these children, traditional methods of teaching math are
A few years ago while on a shuttle to speak at a math convention, I started talking to a young
Did you read the blog on addition and subtraction facts? Let’s continue this thought with 4-digit addition, using the Cotter
Did you check out our blog on division? And did you read about short division? Isn’t that just wonderful? Now,
Long division used to be considered the ultimate goal of arithmetic. An earlier division algorithm was so complicated it wasn’t
Addition Addition can be thought of as finding the whole when the parts are known. Place value greatly simplifies finding
Measurement is an application of math that is an important part of everyday life. We measure length, area, volume,
When teaching math to a child, there are three important questions to consider: Are manipulatives necessary for teaching math? What
Place value is the very foundation of arithmetic. Place value packages numbers into groups of tens and tens of tens.
Multiplication has been the mathematical downfall of many children (and adults!). It’s not so much the problem of the algorithms,