This article deals with preschoolers and there computation of numbers. Children work with an assessor on counting skill and comparing techniques. One on one students and assessors with count with cards and teddy bears determining amounts and corresponding teddy bears to dots. Teachers will have the student pull out however many bears they need to match up with how many dots they have on their card. They continue this process by adding another card and also comparing their amount of bears to the assessors bears. This type of skill is one that is important to assess at this age. Assessors ask questions and from students answers they are able to determine where they are in their counting abilities as well as their number sense. This type of assessment works for students at all ability levels and can be easily adapted to all students.
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This article really helped me get a better sense of how to assess younger students. I feel that a lot of times when students are first brought into school they are at all different ability levels. This technique is a great way of figuring out what that ability level is and ways to help the student later. I feel that being one on one with an assessor is the best way to get correct results for a students number ability and it allows them to be the focus for awhile. I think this is a good technique for any classroom and can be incorporated into different age levels and content subjects. Applying this is easy and beneficial for both student and teacher.
Moomaw, S, Carr, V, Boat, M, & Barnett, D. (2010). Preschoolers' number sense. Teaching Children Mathematics, 16(6), Retrieved from http://nctm.org/eresources/view_media.asp?article_id=9130
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