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April 18, 2013

Child's Counting Comprehension May Depend On Objects Counted

Concrete objects — such as toys, tiles and blocks — that students can touch and move around, called manipulatives, have been used to teach basic math skills since the 1980s.

Use of manipulatives is based on the long-held belief that young children’s thinking is strictly concrete in nature, so concrete objects are assumed to help them learn math concepts.

However, new research from the University of Notre Dame suggests that not all manipulatives are equal.

The types of manipulatives may make a difference in how effectively a child learns basic counting and other basic math concepts.

Kirtland Peterson

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