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Answer by MariaDroujkova

There are no definitive studies saying, for example, "multiplication is easy and addition is hard." Why? Because you can only make claims about the particular methods you tried for teaching! Moreover,...

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Answer by suevanhattum

I don't know any research, but I liked seeing how my son enjoyed doubling, and thought about a number plus itself more easily than other addition problems.

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Answer by Denise

I was intrigued by this article a few years back: [Should Children Learn Math by Starting with Counting?][1] I know that my own children were ready to think algebraically much earlier than Piaget would...

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Answer by danovak

From my experience math concepts can grow organically by providing "math experiences" for the students. I added a link to some examples at the end. Also the connection between pictures, numbers, words,...

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Answer by Maria Droujkova

There are no definitive studies saying, for example, "multiplication is easy and addition is hard." Why? Because you can only make claims about the particular methods you tried for teaching! Moreover,...

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Answer by Sue VanHattum

I don't know any research, but I liked seeing how my son enjoyed doubling, and thought about a number plus itself more easily than other addition problems.

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Answer by Denise Gaskins

I was intrigued by this article a few years back: [Should Children Learn Math by Starting with Counting?][1] I know that my own children were ready to think algebraically much earlier than Piaget would...

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Answer by Dani

From my experience math concepts can grow organically by providing "math experiences" for the students. I added a link to some examples at the end. Also the connection between pictures, numbers, words,...

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