Updated 28-Jun-2024
Science of Math has taken cues from the Science of Reading. Though it is seen as lagging by a few years, there is already a solid body of research regarding how children learn math and how to best teach it. As with the Science of Reading, the focus is on proven explicit, direct, systematic instruction, and I do, we do, you do.
Science of Math resources
- Is There a Science of Math Too?
- Jennifer M. Bay-Williams author page on Amazon
- Elementary and Middle School Mathematics - Teaching Developmentally
- The Science of Math website
- How Children Learn Math by Krasa, Tzanetopoulos & Maas
- Common Core 8 Mathematical Practices
- Understanding the new math your children are learning
- Science of Math facebook group
- Designing mathematics standards in agreement with science, Hartman, et al., 2023
- Direct Instruction Mathematics, note: buy the print book as the ebooks have known problems including a lack of end-of-chapter questions. I have the original 1981 edition, and they are currently on the 5th edition (2017).
- Paved with good intentions
- Principles of Instruction (Rosenshine 2012) (pdf)
- Spring Math - Math Intervention Toolkit
- Seven myths that undermine Math teaching
- Peter Liljedahl wants to make kids think about mathematics
- How a debate over the science of math could reignite the math wars
- Implementation-related research in mathematics education
- How a debate over the science of math could reignite the math wars
Free Science of Math-based curricula
- Zearn, based on Eureka Math (create account and sign in to download PDFs), is Science of Math-based. Zearn/Eureka appear to be the best free curriculum that also provides both book and online learning options.
- While Khan Academy is not Science of Math-based, it is accessible and free, and there are Khan Academy classes that explicitly align with Eureka Math.