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color:#1F497D'>A couple of articles of interest for you to read in all of your
leisure time! (Cough, cough)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> CDA Council
[mailto:newsletter@cdacouncil.org] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, July 29, 2010 3:17 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> lkk@mycccc.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> July 2010 CounciLINK<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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for Professional
Recognition
July 2010
Vol. 27, No. 5</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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color:#990055'>Is Math Still Hard? A New Focus for Teachers</span></em><o:p></o:p></p>
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column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>Even babies are sensitive to numbers and shapes, and
math can be a valuable part of every curriculum. Your early literacy program
should include both letters and numbers. There are many, very natural ways of
introducing numbers: setting the table for snack, counting the crackers,
finding just the right size block to span the bridge. Mathematics is
everywhere in the early childhood classroom. <br>
However, simply pointing out numbers and
mathematical concepts throughout the day is not enough to enrich children’s
math knowledge. New research demonstrates that a better approach to math
literacy is focused, <em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>intentional</span></em>
teaching. Take the children’s natural interest to the next level -- help them
stretch their mathematical learning. <em><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>To
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