This publication is designed to extend and strengthen the computational skills and mathematical understandings of children in Grades 2 and 3. It presents an overall scope and detailed sequence for implementation by teachers and supervisors, based on the modern program introduced in pre-kindergarten, kindergarten and first grade classes. The scope…

BECAUSE TEACHERS NEED RESOURCES BOTH TO ASSESS AND TO DEVELOP INTELLECTUAL SKILLS IN YOUNG CHILDREN, THE NEW YORK CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION AND THE EDUCATIONAL TESTING SERVICE UNDERTOOK A PROJECT IN THE FIRST GRADES OF 25 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS DURING THE 1964-1965 SCHOOL YEAR. FOUR ASSUMPTIONS FORMED THE THEORETICAL BASE OF THE PROJECT--(1)…