The highly-respected Real Clear Education has published an essay by Sproglit's Katherine Buchholz on the importance of symmetry to teaching math. The piece highlighted Leonardo da Vinci's Vitruvian Man and the Math Arrow. That's pretty good company. Here's the essay: Leonardo da Vinci got it right. I am not talking about some best-selling novel about secret [...]
Researcher Greg Duncan conducted a scientific study gauging the impact of early math education on later career success. His findings revealed that math skill predicts career success better than such behaviors as being able to sit still and pay attention or how well a student gets along with peers or teachers. Just as surprising, [...]
In today’s digitally driven world, we must prepare our children for future careers in mathematics-based professions. Skills like software development and programming can lead to greater job prospects. However, the United States currently ranks 28th out of a list of 50 countries when it comes to programming skills. How can we improve our baseline [...]
Ever see a kid whiz through a math problem using an abacus? The abacus has been around since before the ancient Romans, and even before the alphabet. The word “calculate” derives from “pebbles,” an allusion to the abacus's beads. If you go on YouTube, you can watch confident kids perform arithmetic calculations by waving their fingers [...]
Game-changing Math Arrow raises test scores in one hour! San Diego, California — September 15, 2015 – With the kids back in school, parents can turn their attention away from making sure they’re wearing sunscreen and instead make sure they’re learning math. But what can a mom or dad do, especially parent who are math-phobes themselves? [...]
Game-changing Math Arrow raises test scores in one hour! San Diego, California — June 2, 2015 - Is it time to overhaul the school classroom? Elementary school classrooms try to instill “number sense” by hanging up a Number Line that points to infinity. In contrast, the Math Arrow is a remarkable matrix that makes arithmetic more [...]
Hello Friends, Many of you have asked for months how can you get the Math Arrow poster for your classroom or at home. Sproglit is happy to announce that the Math Arrow posters are now available on Amazon.com. Please follow the link below, or simply type “Math Arrow Poster” in Amazon’s search box 24"x36" Math Arrow [...]
It's summer — the time for beach balls, lemonade stands, and just playing outside. While having fun running around is important for a child’s social development, there may be consequences to having a completely laid back summer. The idea of giving children a long school vacation derives from our history. In the late 1800s, nearly half [...]
Sproglit brings its game-changing technology to math teachers and parents National Council of Teachers of Mathematics San Diego, California — July 9, 2014 - Sproglit, a leader in educational software, is offering teachers and parents free downloads of its popular Kyle Counts and Kira Counting Gameapps to honor the National Council of Teachers of [...]
Twenty years ago, biology dogma held that every person was born with all the neurons (about 100 billion) he or she would ever have. Human being could not grow new neurons; they could only lose them. Neurons and neural support cells in the brain can be killed in a variety of ways, from exposure to [...]
