Today I try to help T. solve an open ended math problem, which turns out to be super frustrating for him, and Mom and I talk about more math concepts like: rigor, magnitude, number relationships, and part/whole relationships.
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Today Mom makes me do the talking as we discuss the very earliest concepts in mathematics that children need to develop in order to be successful in counting, logic, and number sense. We will discuss rote counting, one-to-one correspondence, conservation of number, cardinality, and hierarchal inclusion.
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Nursery rhymes are a very important tool for teaching the pre-reading skill of rhyming. Mom and I discuss how parents can use nursery rhymes, as well as the steps teachers can use to provide remediation for students who are having trouble rhyming.
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Today we try out Podcasting. Join us as we discuss phonological awareness: it's history and it's components, and how an understanding of phonological awareness can help us teach reading more effectively and systematically. Also, Kathy speaks way too much pig latin.
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