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What's Math Got to Do With It?

It's Elementary! A Parent's Guide to Mathematics

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Articles for Families on MathFind research-based resources, tips and ideas for families on learning math at home.

Making Math a Family Thing

Parents’ Beliefs about Math Change Their Children’s Achievement - YouCubedWe now know that the messages we give students can change their performance dramatically, and that students need to know that the adults in their lives believe in them. Researchers are learning that students’ ideas about their ability and potential are extremely important, much more than previously understood. As well as the messages we give […]

Unlocking Children’s Math PotentialAll students can achieve in mathematics at high levels. If we can bring about changes in mathematics teaching, many more students will enjoy mathematics, achieve at high levels, take more advanced mathematics classes and develop the quantitative literacy they need to become effective citizens in the 21st century.

How Parents’ Math Anxiety Can Affect Kids’ Achievement“What surprised us the most is that when parents are trying to help with math … it can actually backfire,” lead author Erin Maloney, a postdoctoral scholar at the University of Chicago, tells Yahoo Parenting. They found that the kids of math-anxious parents learned less math throughout the school year and were more likely to have math anxiety themselves — but only if they often received parental help on arithmetic homework. STORY: Teachers’ Tips to Make Sure Your Kid Doesn’t Forget Everything Over the Summer Their previous research discovered that students learn less in math when they have teachers with math anxiety, and now parents are added to that equation. “But now there’s also a socialization link.” Math anxiety is common — one in five people report experiencing it on some level — and while the behavior of parents who frequently sound off about their hatred of reading and writing would likely rub off on their kids, too, that would be a less likely scenario.

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