Here are the 3 main takeaways:
1. Babies are born with innate Math abilities as they are able to discriminate differences in small quantities. Finger counting should be encouraged in children who need it as research shows that it appears to support Math processing in the brain.
3. Strategies to nurture a stronger math brain:
Early Math Strategies:
– Build visual-spatial, finger perception, estimation, pattern recognition skills
Primary-level Math Strategies:
– Teach numeracy strategies, train automaticity (not rote memorising), rapid spatial estimation
Advanced Math Strategies:
– Use Math to solve real-life problems, train working memory
