Kids’ brains reorganize when learning math skills
This is an important piece of research. It shows that children's brain activity changes as…
Author: mathmoconsulting
Measuring the effectiveness of teaching practices
This is a reproduction of a table in Prof. John Hattie's book, Visible Learning (2009).…
Explicit Instruction Works Best for Struggling Math Students
"Students who struggle early on with basic math skills...are more likely to benefit from teacher-driven…
Place-value notation
"Place-value notation" is the third chapter in "Maths in 100 Key Breakthroughs", by Richard Elwes.…
Alberta, Canada brings back column addition!
Meet the inimitable Dr Nhung Tran-Davies, a concerned parent who started the "Back to Basics…
What are your chances of collecting a full set of DreamWorks Heroes Action Cards?
There’s a highly infectious illness sweeping through the country at the moment. It’s called DreamWorks…
The perversity of Reform Math
"The essential perversity of all Reform Math programs is to introduce the complex ahead of…
Progress in Parts
Sophie (not her real name) is a Year 6 student who does not find maths…
Dreamworks Heroes Action Cards
Are your kids collecting the Dreamworks Heroes Action Cards from Countdown? Here's a little game…
Automaticity and why it’s important to learn your ‘times tables’
Recent press articles, both here and in Canada, suggest that the debate over teaching mathematics…