Math & Science
RightStart and Geometry
www.rightstartmath.comBy Joan A. Cotter, Ph.D.For years geometry was not considered a topic that primary students could or should study, even though they are surrounded by geometrical shapes. I had no geometry in school until 10th grade. Sometimes teacher education...
RightStart and Measurement
By Joan A. Cotter, Ph.D. Measurement is an application of math that is an important part of everyday life. We measure length, area, volume, mass (weight), temperature, time, angles, and many other attributes. For more than simple comparisons, we need numbers...
RightStart™ and Multiplication
By Joan A. Cotter, Ph.D., http://www.alabacus.com Multiplication has been the mathematical downfall of many children, not so much because of the algorithms, but memorizing the 100 facts. Before expecting the child to learn the facts, we need to teach the meaning of...
RightStart and Manipulatives
By Joan A. Cotter, Ph.D. Are manipulatives necessary for teaching math? What is their purpose? Are some manipulatives better than others? These are important questions to consider when teaching math to a child. A concrete manipulative is a physical object that a child...
Homeschool Students Outperform School Counterparts on the SAT — Again
by Joseph Grayhaim Once again, homeschoolers in America have scored decisively better -- by 126 points -- on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) than their age-peers in institutional public and private schools. A recent study included the results of 13,549 homeschool...
