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How to Raise a Kid Who Loves Math

As national math scores continue to drop, many parents are left wondering how to ignite a spark for math in their kids.
Too many children are falling behind in maths before they even start school, experts have warned. More than one in four youngsters fail to achieve the level expected of them in the subject at the age ...
Newcastle University provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. Ask adults about maths and they’ll often say: “I was never very good at maths at school”. How can we stop young children ...
A classroom intervention that costs just $9 for each child can deliver a three-month boost to children's math skills. The initiative also showed promise in closing the gap between children from ...
Parents teach young children to love books by reading to them, often at bedtime. Laura and John Overdeck love math, so they started giving their kids a word problem to solve each night before tucking ...
Studies show that students usually have to relearn four to six weeks of classwork at the beginning of every school year. And if there’s anything kids forget, it’s math. With your trusty iPad and a few ...
Parents who struggle to make their kids love math can try incorporating games, puzzles, and interactive activities to make math enjoyable. Show kids how math is used in everyday life and encourage ...
Mathematics games encourage both children and adults to keep in touch with the subject. Here are some Math game apps that will help your child enjoy the subject: This app is vibrant and colorful. It ...
Parents of school-aged children might want to think of giving their children an enduring holiday gift this year: enrollment in a supplemental mathematics program. While it can cost anywhere from $80 ...
“We call it quantitative literacy, just knowing which fraction is larger or smaller, that the slope is positive when it is ...