Fostering Your Child's Success in School Mathematics Literacy in numbers, logic and reasoning, creativity in problem solving: the demands on young math students are quite daunting and place a considerable amount of pressure on them. To ensure they do not give in to such academic...
Show Students the Real Purpose of Math Mathematics is an essential and mandatory part of academic life for students. However, many students are uninformed when it comes to the purposes of math outside of the classroom. Math is not always about constructing angles, drawing transversals or...
Five Ways Common Core Benefits Students The Common Core curriculum creates a framework for students to master sufficient in-depth knowledge in math and English in each grade level. This should help all students acquire the necessary math and ELA skills required to succeed in life...
The Importance of STEM Education for Young Students The most challenging subjects for students are often science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Developing proficiency in these subjects at a young age can help combat this problem as enthusiasm and passion often grows with confidence. Attacking this problem...
Why is an Abacus learning important for children? N-U-M-B-E-R-S!!! While it’s easy for a small percentage of lucky children, most children find numbers and math very difficult! Abacus learning is one of the best ways to improve arithmetic skills and number fluency. Abacus math also helps develop...
The Role of After-School Programs in Children’s Literacy Roughly 8 out of every 10 children’s parents (both mother and father) are working these days. Since parents often aren’t home when students are released from school, after school programs are rising in popularity. Ideally, these programs try...
Tips to Help Your Children Improve in Math Math often presents challenges for young students. Some children have issues understanding the subject from the beginning, while others require more help as cumulative topics build on each other and require deeper understanding and application. Elementary school math...
The Benefits of STEM for Young Students The pace of technological advancements is increasing rapidly. An interdisciplinary approach to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) can be critical to applying those concepts to the real world. Grouping these academic disciplines has increased the difficulty in learning...
Give Your Child a Head Start As the academic world gets more and more competitive, it is essential to ensure that your children stay ahead of the curve. Creating the proper academic foundation for young children also helps set the stage for future classroom performance and...
How math develops brain muscles, especially for young children Early childhood is when brain growth is at its peak. This offers parents a window of time to foster that cognitive development to its fullest potential. Just like weight-training builds the muscles, mathematical thinking develops the brain. Your...