K-2 Connections Sampler

23 R E S E A R C H - B A S E D S T R A T E G I E S Early Childhood Strategies: research-based strategies deliver results Addressing Research-Based Strategies Recommendations of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) and the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics and the National Association for the Education of YoungChildren have collaborated in preparing a set of recommendations in support of high-quality, challenging, and accessiblemathematics for 3-to-6- year-old children. The recommendations were updated in 2010 and are available at www.naeyc.org/positionstatements/mathematics . Connections fully supports these recommendations. Connections Early Childhood ✔ Checklist ◗ symbol indicates relevantMovingwithMath ® Connections program feature. ✔ Build on children’s strengths: ◗ Continuously addresses different learning styles through tactile, visual, and auditory activities. ✔ Make sense of the real world: ◗ Completely develops the big ideas of sorting, classifying, comparing, and finding patterns. ✔ Integrated activities: ◗ Children’s stories and learning centers provide connections to other curriculum areas. ✔ Provide ample time to explore and play: ◗ Manipulative activities and games engage students in exploration and play. ✔ Use a range of strategies: ◗ Intentional planning focused on language development and keymath ideas. ✔ Based on cognitive development: ◗ Structures lessons around the CRA model of cognitive development. ✔ Sequencemathematical ideas: ◗ Carefully scaffoldsmath concepts within an explicit and logical structure. ✔ Develop reasoning and problem-solving: ◗ Explicitly teaches problem-solving strategies and promotes evidence-based reasoning. ✔ Develop deep, sustained interaction: ◗ Organized into substantial units that develop key ideas fully and in depth. ✔ Continuous assessment: ◗ Provides assessment tools that screen, assess, monitor, reassess, andmeasure growth. 4–2=2 ✗✗