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A theory for learning numbers without counting gains popularity

Little kids are looking at a lot of dots these days. The theory behind this increasingly popular practice is that an ...
NPR

Crows can count out loud like human toddlers — when they aren't cheating the test

Math isn't just a human thing. All kinds of animals, from African grey parrots to chimpanzees, are thought to have some kind of mathematical ability, but it can be hard to test. Now, a new study finds ...
The Conversation

How counting by 10 helps children learn about the meaning of numbers

Helena Osana received funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada for this research. Jairo A. Navarrete-Ulloa receives funding from the National Agency for Research and ...
KQED

A Visual Way of Learning Numbers Without Counting Gains Popularity

Little kids are looking at a lot of dots these days. The theory behind this increasingly popular practice is that an effective way to teach counting might be by … not counting. That’s the ...