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Question: Everyone is focusing on children knowing mathematics ideas. What does it mean to know arithmetic facts? Is mastery different than knowing? Is it important to memorize arithmetic facts? Answer: In the context of the mathematics curriculum, the term mastery is associated with several words: know, understand, master, being fluent, proficient, etc. Although it has […]

Mathematics As a Second Language God wrote the universe in the language of mathematics Galileo Mathematics is truly a second language for all children. It is a complex language. It has its own alphabet, symbols, vocabulary, syntax, and grammar. It has its own structure.  Numeric and operational symbols are its alphabet; number and symbol combinations are […]

During my yearly clinical course, where many of the participating children have learning problems in mathematics (for example, specific learning disabilities, dyscalculia, dyslexia, etc.), the question of the role of working memory and executive function in mathematics learning kept coming up from teachers and parents. The terms working memory and executive function are seen as […]