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Dr. Cotter on Development

March 19, 2024 by RightStart™ Math

The terms development or developmentally appropriate are frequently used, but finding good definitions is difficult. A dictionary defines develop as growing and becoming more mature or advanced. We see physical development in the young child. We know … [Read more...] about Dr. Cotter on Development

Filed Under: 3. Struggling Learner, 4. General Info Tagged With: delayed formal education, development, developmentally appropriate, dr. cotter, Dr. Joan A. Cotter, learning challenges, learning differences, learning disabilities, problem solving, readiness, RightStart, RightStart Math, RightStart Mathematics, school readiness, stages of development, struggling learner

Dr. Cotter on Problem Solving

January 23, 2024 by RightStart™ Math

A few years ago while on a shuttle to speak at a math convention, I started talking to a young man next to me. When he found out I was involved in math, he said he could solve story problems as long as someone told him what operation to use. The … [Read more...] about Dr. Cotter on Problem Solving

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Dr. Cotter on Division

January 2, 2024 by RightStart™ Math

Long division used to be considered the ultimate goal of arithmetic. An earlier division algorithm was so complicated it wasn’t taught until college. Today some students learn a mnemonic in order to remember what to do when in the long division … [Read more...] about Dr. Cotter on Division

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2021 Summer Game #12: Ten as the Minuend

August 17, 2021 by Rachel Anderson

When I started using RightStart Math, I would play many of the games suggested, but my family had our favorites. We would play the same games – or variations of them – over and over, quite content to not explore the unknown games in the Math Card … [Read more...] about 2021 Summer Game #12: Ten as the Minuend

Filed Under: 1. Card Games, 3. Struggling Learner Tagged With: abacus, AL Abacus, cards, difference, games, homeschool, learning challenges, learning differences, learning disabilities, math, Math Card Games, math facts, math games, minuend, RightStart, RightStart Math, RightStart Mathematics, struggling learner, subtraction, subtraction games, subtrahend

2021 Summer Game #10: Evens and Odds

August 3, 2021 by Rachel Anderson

When my daughter Makenna was in kindergarten, I noticed that she had a disconnect with numbers. Being a math person, I was quite surprised that she struggled with matching the quantities with the name of the number. In addition, she really REALLY … [Read more...] about 2021 Summer Game #10: Evens and Odds

Filed Under: 1. Card Games Tagged With: ADHD, evens and odds, math, Math Card Games, math facts, math games, number recognition, RightStart, RightStart Math, RightStart Mathematics, struggling learner, summer, summer games

2021 Summer Game #8: One Half

July 20, 2021 by Debbie Oberste

What is something fun to eat but in the summer time can be super messy? Popsicles! When you're a kid, there is nothing better on a hot day than to eat a popsicle. The twin pops were fun because they had two sticks so you could share. Breaking … [Read more...] about 2021 Summer Game #8: One Half

Filed Under: 1. Card Games Tagged With: fraction games, fractions, math, Math Card Games, math facts, math games, RightStart, RightStart Math, RightStart Mathematics, struggling learner, summer, summer games

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