Learners understand concepts more deeply through hands-on experimentation and exploration with manipulatives.
Learners understand more deeply through hands-on exploration, which requires but also develops fine motor skills.
Recess and physical education are ways for learners to exercise, which is essential for increasing oxygen flow to the brain and brain cell growth.
Meaningful visuals support learners' recognition of essential information, and providing a visual cue enhances a learner's ability to accurately retrieve the content associated with the visual.
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Products can use rich math vocabulary to expose learners to math language as they practice math skills.
For example, a product can produce a visual map of learners' progress and provide diverse mediums, such as drawing, for learners to record their reflections.
Explaining their thinking aloud supports self-awareness and academic language development, particularly important for multilingual learners as it encourages them to reflect on language choices and problem-solving strategies as they articulate their thoughts in an academic context.
Explaining their thinking aloud supports self-awareness and academic language development, particularly important for multilingual learners as it encourages them to reflect on language choices and problem-solving strategies as they articulate their thoughts in an academic context.
Explaining their thinking aloud supports self-awareness and academic language development, particularly important for multilingual learners as it encourages them to reflect on language choices and problem-solving strategies as they articulate their thoughts in an academic context.