This practice guide provides five recommendations for teaching math to children in preschool, prekindergarten, and kindergarten. Each recommendation includes implementation steps and solutions for common roadblocks. The recommendations also summarize and rate supporting evidence. This guide is geared toward teachers, administrators, and other educators who want to build a strong foundation for later math learning.
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Teach number and operations using a developmental progression.
This practice guide was prepared for the WWC by Mathematica under contract ED-IES-13-C-0010.
The following research staff contributed to the guide:
Cay Bradley, Elizabeth Cavadel, Julia Lyskawa, Libby Makowsky, Moira McCullough, Bryce Onaran, and Michael Barna.
Douglas Frye (Chair)
University of Pennsylvania
Arthur J. Baroody
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and University of Denver
Margaret Burchinal
University of North Carolina
Sharon M. Carver
Carnegie Mellon University Children’s School
What Works Clearinghouse released a webinar for educators on evidence-based practices to support math, reading, and writing instruction, as well as instructional resources to share with parents and ca...
What Works Clearinghouse released a webinar for educators on evidence-based practices to support math, reading, and writing instruction, as well as instructional resources to share with parents and ca...
This infographic provides examples from three practice guides about secondary school instruction in math that can be implemented for free or at a low cost in remote learning settings.
This infographic provides examples from three practice guides about elementary school instruction in math that can be implemented for free or at a low cost in remote learning settings.
This video focuses on actionable, research-based strategies to increase the quality of math instruction in children’s early years. Dr. Douglas Clements presents methods for teachers to use progress mo...
This video focuses on actionable, research-based strategies to increase the quality of math instruction in children's early years. Dr. Douglas Clements presents methods for teachers to use progress mo...
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 ...
When families cultivate children's natural curiosity about numbers and shapes, they can help them develop a lifelong love of math-which can lay the foundation for academic success. This short video by...
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...
This recorded webinar presents research-based strategies that support early childhood language development and mathematical thinking through posing rich mathematical questions. Douglas H. Clements, Ke...
This bridge event webinar, "Teaching Math to Young Children," was hosted by the Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) Southwest on April 15, 2015. The webinar presents an overview of the What Works Cl...
This bridge event webinar, "Teaching Math to Young Children," was hosted by the Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) Southwest on April 15, 2015. The webinar presents an overview of the What Works Cl...
This bridge event webinar, "Teaching Math to Young Children," was hosted by the Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) Southwest on April 15, 2015. The webinar presents an overview of the What Works Cl...
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This protocol guided the review of research that informed the recommendations contained in the What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) practice guide Teaching Math to Young Children, published in November 2013.
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