Are You Addressing All 6 Early Childhood Math Standards? This Thematic Children’s Literature Matrix Can Help
Did you know that research suggests children who enter kindergarten with a solid understanding of preschool-level math typically perform better on measures of math and reading achievement years later? It’s true! But, what specifically do preschool children need to know, and how can we best support their conceptual knowledge? According to the Development and Research in Early Math Education ( DREME ) Network, math experiences in the early years should aim to build conceptual knowledge across all six major math subareas ( Number Sense, Arithmetic Operations, Algebra, Geometry, Measurement, and Data Analysis and Probability ). Research also tells us that the amount of math-related talk teachers engage children in influences the depth of their conceptual understanding and that children’s books offer an entry point for math conversations (Klibanoff, Huttonlocher, Vasilyeva, & Hedges, 2006).This fact often makes me wonder if I am engaging my daughter in enough inten...