By Pat Wyman on May 4, 2012
The summer slide is not a fun ride at the amusement park. The summer slide is the documented decline in student skills during the long [...]
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By Robert Sun on March 20, 2012
Technology makes it possible to provide instant feedback to help students. Why not take advantage of the technology to provide instant feedback to help students [...]
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By Rebecca Ehrlich on March 13, 2012
Have you ever wondered, like I have, why so many children hate doing math homework? Why so many children are spacing out in class? Why [...]
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By Brian Inglesby,M.A., L.E.P. on January 24, 2012
For many parents, the subject of math arouses feelings of anxiety — perhaps conjuring up memories of timed tests, difficult concepts, or embarrassing mistakes made [...]
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By Pat Wyman on September 2, 2011
The previous article on Math Facts in Half The Time Part 1 talked about how to use the visual learning strategy. We continue today with [...]
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By Pat Wyman on September 1, 2011
Has your child ever studied math facts at home and forgotten them on the test at school? Have you used old-fashioned flash cards and your [...]
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By Henry Borenson, Ed.D. on February 9, 2011
For many elementary and middle school students, an equation such as 4x + 2 = 3x + 9 is no more intelligible than Greek or Chinese script.
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