Big Math for Little Kids, introduced last year and co-authored by Herbert Ginsburg with Carole Greenes at Boston University and Robert Balfanz at Johns Hopkins University, is a comprehensive and challenging mathematics curriculum developed for pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten children.  Big Math for Little Kids was based on research findings indicating that young children are ready to learn math, capable of learning math, and enjoy learning math.  Founded on these principles, Big Math for Little Kids aims to provide young children with an enjoyable, meaningful, and rich mathematical experience that lays the groundwork for academic success.

In 2004 we began a three-year research project to evaluate the fidelity with which teachers teach the curriculum, to examine the quality of their teaching, and to determine the program's effectiveness in promoting student mathematics achievement.  In conjunction with these efforts, we are developing professional development workshops to support teachers of Big Math for Little Kids.

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For more information about the research project, please contact Herbert Ginsburg (hpg4@columbia.edu) or Barbrina Ertle (bbe5@columbia.edu).