Effective Systems

Doing the Critical Things First: An Aligned Approach to PreK and Early Elementary Math

https://www.fcd-us.org/doing-the-critical-things-first-an-aligned-approach-to-prek-and-early-elementary-math/

This article is reprinted from the March/April 2007 issue of the Harvard Education Letter.

In this interview with the Harvard Education Letter, Sharon Griffin discusses what cognitive science can teach us about aligning preK and early elementary curriculum and teaching methods with the natural development of children’s mathematical thinking.