How do children gain mastery of the traditional algorithms?
The Digi-Block Program promotes conceptual understanding rather than a dependence on rote memorization. By developing a true number sense, children grasp the meaning of the arithmetic operations and recognize situations in which the operations can be used to solve problems. Children find their own ways to record their work with the Blocks. They have opportunities to explain their procedures, verify that the method is successful in a variety of circumstances and extend their work to larger and larger quantities. With this demonstrated mastery, the connection to the traditional algorithm becomes a natural extension. Children readily see and understand the steps in the process as well as the traditional recording practices.
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