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New Article for Families of Students doing Elementary Math!

Quick Tips on Supporting Math At Home

¡Estos Folletos Incluyen Ideas para Apoyar las Matemáticas en Casa!

Les mathématiques sont tout autour de nous !

Early Math: Book Resources & Reading Tips

For ages 2-4: https://www.mathicalbooks.org/books/?_sft_age_group=ages-2-4

For ages 5-7: https://www.mathicalbooks.org/books/?_sft_age_group=ages-5-7 

Tips for Read-Alouds in Math - This resources provides research-supported ways to engage children in math through books. It also includes a large list of books for children in multiple areas of math.

Math Books List

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Institute of Education Sciences
The research reported here was supported by the Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education, through grant numbers R305K050157, R305A120813, R305A110188, and R305A150243. to the University of Denver. The opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not represent views of the Institute or the U.S. Department of Education.