posted on December 20, 2009 06:48
In this must-read article from The New York Times, Benedict Carey profiles an early education math program in which students from low-income communities learn concepts previously thought to be too difficult for 4-year-old children. The program, called Building Blocks, is one of many pilots being based on new cognitive neuroscience research. This research is helping educators determine when and how young minds are best able to learn foundational concepts, and could have a major impact on how teachers teach certain concepts, and when.
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Published in The New York Times by Benedict Carey on December 20, 2009.