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

By Helena Osana, Professor, Principal Investigator of the Mathematics Teaching and Learning Lab, Concordia University
Jairo A. Navarrete-Ulloa, Adjunct assistant professor, Institute of Education Sciences, Universidad de O’Higgins (Chile)
Vera Wagner, Research Assistant, Mathematics Teaching and Learning Lab, Concordia University

Findings of a study suggest using a ‘hundreds chart’ showing numbers one through 100, beginning with one in the top-left corner, fosters children’s counting by 10s.

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