Preschool Kids, Families and Experts Honor Critical Thinking Mathematics Curriculum
Mathematical Reasoning™ series wins third iParenting Media Award.
Monterey, CA, September 03, 2009 --(PR.com)-- America’s preschool students are thinking harder than ever and loving it, and many kids say they don’t want to stop the new approach after trying the award winning, visually engaging and mathematically rich activity books.
The findings are gleamed from more than two years of ongoing discussions, customer submissions and comments at the criticalthinking.com website, award feedback and other sources. According to The Critical Thinking Co.™ Vice President, Nile Duppstadt, the company has been developing supplemental educational products with a thinking-based approach for over 50 years, but it wasn’t until the publisher released complete curriculums for mathematics, language arts, science and reasoning in 2006 did the approach really take hold in schools and families across the country.
The most recent core curriculum title, Mathematical Reasoning™ Beginning 2, for four year olds, has been named as one of iParenting Media’s outstanding products of 2009. The comprehensive math curriculum, written to the standards of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM), has quickly become one of company’s bestselling series.
“We do not teach through drill and memorization or to the tests; our approach is to focus student attention on the process of solving the problem, rather than focusing on the answer,” said Mr. Duppstadt. “Kids really enjoy our analytical and creative approach to learning – it reduces boredom and allows educators to teach advanced concepts much earlier with great success, such as teaching algebraic thinking to threeyearolds!”
A father from Massachusetts said, "This book is loaded with fun thought-provoking activities. My daughter enjoyed this type of challenge and didn't want to stop!"
“When my daughter turned 3, we began the Mathematical Reasoning™ Beginning 1 book for 3 year olds and finished it in less than two months! I was very pleased on how advanced it was towards the end of the book much better than the workbooks you find at WalMart, for example,” said a mother from New York.
A math instructor from Louisiana said, “My son absolutely loves it! The first day we looked at the book, he completed the first 13 pages! I love that the instructions are so simple and understandable; it really keeps him engaged.”
Mathematical Reasoning™ Beginning 2 is the second book in a seven book series spanning ages 3 to Grade 8 designed to help children devise strategies to solve a wide variety of math problems. These books emphasize problem solving and computation to build the math reasoning skills necessary for success in higher level math and math assessments. Mathematical Reasoning™ Beginning 2 is a complete curriculum for children of age 4.
The award-winning math book, like all books submitted to iParenting, was precisely matched using iParenting's state-of-the-art technology to experienced reviewers within iParenting's database. It was thoroughly reviewed and evaluated by a variety of sources including experts and families. Results were compiled and submitted to the iParenting Media Executive Committee for final approval.
iParenting.com, a Disney Internet Group media property, is a premier media site focused on parents. iParenting Media’s Award Program provides a credible and objective method of determining the best products and is dedicated to informing, inspiring, and uniting the parenting community.
Award Site: www.iparentingmediaawards.com
Complete List of Critical Thinking Company™ Awards: www.criticalthinking.com/company/awards.jsp
Pricing and Availability
The retail price of Mathematical Reasoning™ Beginning 2 is $29.99. The award-winner is now available and can be purchased at more than 1,800 specialty teacher and homeschooling retail stores by calling 1-800-458-4849 or visiting www.criticalthinking.com.
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The findings are gleamed from more than two years of ongoing discussions, customer submissions and comments at the criticalthinking.com website, award feedback and other sources. According to The Critical Thinking Co.™ Vice President, Nile Duppstadt, the company has been developing supplemental educational products with a thinking-based approach for over 50 years, but it wasn’t until the publisher released complete curriculums for mathematics, language arts, science and reasoning in 2006 did the approach really take hold in schools and families across the country.
The most recent core curriculum title, Mathematical Reasoning™ Beginning 2, for four year olds, has been named as one of iParenting Media’s outstanding products of 2009. The comprehensive math curriculum, written to the standards of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM), has quickly become one of company’s bestselling series.
“We do not teach through drill and memorization or to the tests; our approach is to focus student attention on the process of solving the problem, rather than focusing on the answer,” said Mr. Duppstadt. “Kids really enjoy our analytical and creative approach to learning – it reduces boredom and allows educators to teach advanced concepts much earlier with great success, such as teaching algebraic thinking to threeyearolds!”
A father from Massachusetts said, "This book is loaded with fun thought-provoking activities. My daughter enjoyed this type of challenge and didn't want to stop!"
“When my daughter turned 3, we began the Mathematical Reasoning™ Beginning 1 book for 3 year olds and finished it in less than two months! I was very pleased on how advanced it was towards the end of the book much better than the workbooks you find at WalMart, for example,” said a mother from New York.
A math instructor from Louisiana said, “My son absolutely loves it! The first day we looked at the book, he completed the first 13 pages! I love that the instructions are so simple and understandable; it really keeps him engaged.”
Mathematical Reasoning™ Beginning 2 is the second book in a seven book series spanning ages 3 to Grade 8 designed to help children devise strategies to solve a wide variety of math problems. These books emphasize problem solving and computation to build the math reasoning skills necessary for success in higher level math and math assessments. Mathematical Reasoning™ Beginning 2 is a complete curriculum for children of age 4.
The award-winning math book, like all books submitted to iParenting, was precisely matched using iParenting's state-of-the-art technology to experienced reviewers within iParenting's database. It was thoroughly reviewed and evaluated by a variety of sources including experts and families. Results were compiled and submitted to the iParenting Media Executive Committee for final approval.
iParenting.com, a Disney Internet Group media property, is a premier media site focused on parents. iParenting Media’s Award Program provides a credible and objective method of determining the best products and is dedicated to informing, inspiring, and uniting the parenting community.
Award Site: www.iparentingmediaawards.com
Complete List of Critical Thinking Company™ Awards: www.criticalthinking.com/company/awards.jsp
Pricing and Availability
The retail price of Mathematical Reasoning™ Beginning 2 is $29.99. The award-winner is now available and can be purchased at more than 1,800 specialty teacher and homeschooling retail stores by calling 1-800-458-4849 or visiting www.criticalthinking.com.
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www.criticalthinking.com
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