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Early Childhood Math Videos

This series of REL Central videos focus on actionable strategies to increase the quality of math instruction in the early years by providing recommendations that address implementation steps and common roadblocks experienced by early learners. Dr. Douglas Clements presents these brief discussions using the What Work’s Clearinghouse practice guide Teaching Math To Young Children. Videos discussing recommendations 1, 2, and 4 can be found below. Keep checking back for videos 3 and 5, due to be released later this year.


Video 1: Early Childhood Math: Number and Operations

This REL Central video focuses on actionable strategies to increase the quality of math instruction in children’s early years. Dr. Douglas Clements presents this brief discussion delving into the key components of “early number knowledge” using Recommendation 1, “Teach number and operations using a developmental progression” from the What Work’s Clearinghouse practice guide Teaching Math to Young Children.

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Video 2: Early Childhood Math: Geometry, Patterns, Measurements, and Data Analysis

This REL Central video focuses on actionable strategies to increase the quality of math instruction in children’s early years. Dr. Douglas Clements presents this brief discussion delving into the key components of “shapes and space” using Recommendation 2, “Teach geometry, patterns, measurement, and data analysis using a developmental progression” from the What Work’s Clearinghouse practice guide Teaching Math to Young Children.

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Video 4: Early Childhood Math: Questioning Strategies

Early Childhood Math: Questioning Strategies This REL Central video focuses on actionable strategies to increase the quality of math instruction in the early years and to improve general language and broad cognitive competencies for learners. Dr. Douglas Clements presents this brief discussion delving into math questioning strategies using the What Work’s Clearinghouse practice guide Teaching Math To Young Children’s Recommendation 4, “Teach Children to View and Describe Their World Mathematically.”

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