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Holly Korbey

Posted inMath Achievement

Kindergarten math is often too basic. Here’s why that’s a problem

by Holly Korbey May 2, 2024November 14, 2024

ASTON, Pa.— In Jodie Murphy’s kindergarten class, math lessons go beyond the basics of counting and recognizing numbers. This story also appeared in The Philadelphia Inquirer On a recent morning, the children used plastic red and yellow dots for a counting exercise: One student tossed the coin-sized dots onto a cookie sheet while another hid […]

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