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Language – What Do the Rods Say?
The title of chapter 3 of Gattegno’s Textbook 1 is Literal Work. Most people use the word literal when they mean something more like actually or as an intensifier like really. When Gattegno uses
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We’ve come to staircases, which are covered in exercises 10-12 of chapter 2 in Gattegno’s Mathematics Textbook 1. When I used to think of Cuisenaire Rods, this is what came to mind. If you
Continue readingHow Base Ten Blocks Make Math Easy for Kids with Special Needs
For Miss C. , base ten blocks have made a huge difference in her ability to actually understand what numbers mean. She is operating at grade level or ahead in all areas except speech and physical capabilities.
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