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Why Teach TouchMath to Kindergarteners? Teaching Math Effectively Recommended Materials Free Teacher Training Shop |
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KINDERGARTEN INFORMATION
Why Teach TouchMath to Kindergarteners?
What if your wide-eyed kindergarteners believed that math is fun and friendly? What if they could tackle math problems usually intended for older children? What if you could give them a love of math that would last a lifetime? This is exactly what Lisa Beck and her kindergarten students at the Monticello Academy in Santa Clara, CA, are experiencing using TouchMath. Big results for little people. 
"It's easy to teach math by rote, but it doesn't become concrete and internalized," comments Lisa. "With TouchMath, however, children learn that 2 is not just a number; it is a concept, a quantity. Students can apply this knowledge to any skill and graduate to higher levels of math without being apprehensive. We're introducing 3-column addition with regrouping to our kindergarteners and it's not a struggle for them."
Lisa and her colleagues at Monticello Academy have discovered how TouchMath can help all students understand math, regardless of background or learning style.
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Don't underestimate the potential of a kindergartener. Research has shown that most young children have a tremendous capacity for understanding numerical relationships. The TouchMath Program has been proven to accelerate math comprehension among general and special education students of all abilities and learning styles. Many students progress to more advanced skills generally introduced in first and second grades. Encourage memorization along with comprehension. Most children entering kindergarten can count by memory and identify numerals up to 20. But do they know what the numerals really mean? TouchMath not only encourages memorization — it goes further by developing student understanding of underlying concepts. Give real meaning to abstract symbols. Using pictorial objects and our signature TouchPoints, we teach children to associate numerals with real values. They learn that a numeral (3, for instance) is not just a squiggle on a page. It represents a quantity such as three apples, three ladybugs, three buttons or three TouchPoints. Counting is the key. Once students learn the meaning of numerals and have mastered the TouchPoint Touching/Counting Patterns, they can quickly use their counting skills to add two or more numbers. Many kindergarteners can even add one or two columns of numbers, subtract and multiply – skills usually introduced in later grades.
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TouchMath offers several money-saving options for purchasing our materials.
Kindergarten Complete Program: The complete program contains 600 activities with special instructional scaffolds driven by student need, offering the most effective way to teach critical math concepts and advance students to the next level. The TouchMath Kindergarten program is built on Common Core State Standards and works as a complete standalone curriculum or in conjunction with other standard curricula. Kindergarten Core Program: Each and every Kindergarten Common Core State Standard is addressed in our Kindergarten Core Program, which consists of Kindergarten Units 1–4. This program can seamlessly wrap around your core curriculum or serve as a standalone program. Kindergarten Green Editions – Go green with digital, downloadable versions of our kindergarten materials. Kindergarten Differentiated Instruction Set: The Kindergarten Differentiated Instruction Set is a collection that combines the teaching aids, manipulatives, and posters that complement and align with the Kindergarten program. Each teaching aid included can also be purchased separately to meet the specific needs of your students. TouchMath Tutor Kindergarten Software – The exciting new software complements Kits 1 and 2, and teaches Touching/Counting Patterns, Number Concepts 1–20, Addition with Sums to 10, Backward Counting from 10 and Below, and Subtraction from 10 and Below. Individual Units: If funding is limited, we recommend purchasing our kindergarten units individually in this order: Downloadable Activity Sheets: Now you can download hundreds of skill-enhancing activities exclusively on the TouchMath Web site. Activity Sheets are organized by topic so cost-conscious teachers can select exactly what they need to provide practice for students. Have questions? Our educational consultants are ready to assist you in making the best possible choices to fit your budget. Just e-mail customerservice@touchmath.com or call 1-800-888-9191. |
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Borrow our video seminar. It's free and easy! Request our interactive training DVD and discover the unique advantages of the TouchMath Program. In just one hour you will:
Your success is important to us. Our Training Program materials ensure that each participant has an interactive, multisensory learning experience. Participants will be learning the TouchMath approach in the same way they will later teach it to their students. The more involved you are, the more you will gain from the event. All materials are FREE and meant to be kept for later reference.
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