Tagged with 'Number Paths'

"With current math standards' emphasis on number lines as a visual math model, number lines are being used in nearly all primary grades classrooms for learning such things as counting and early operations. However, research has shown that number lines are conceptually too difficult for young children to understand and instead we should be using number paths, at least until second grade (Fuson, et. al., 2009). A number path is a visual model for counting, addition, subtraction and more. Experts say that the number path is superior to the number line as a visual model for early math learning. We caught up with Educator Margaret McGinty to learn why.