Math skills in preschool help kids succeed later on

  • August 9, 2016

    Math skills in preschool help kids succeed later on

    WTOP

    A new study suggests preschoolers are more likely to do well with math when entering kindergarten if they grasp two basic concepts: words associated with numbers, and the quantities they represent.

    The word 'two,' for example, means a pair of things, such as your eyes.

    “It seems kind of mundane to us, but it's actually a very difficult process for kids,” said psychologist Dave Geary, from the University of Missouri Department of Psychological Sciences and Interdisciplinary Neuroscience.

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