In San Bruno California, elementary school students are learning fractions by playing music. The program is called Academic Music. Students in the program are taught math concepts under a curriculum that revolves around music. The curriculum was designed by two individuals; Endre Balogh, a music instructor and Susan Courey, a San Francisco State University researcher. The creative program is crescending, and will eventually be available for other teachers to use in classrooms.
In Allen Elementary School, students learn the essentials of reading notes and from there learn how to add notes, "which is essentially adding fractions," writes Caitlin Esch of NPR. "A recent study found that students who went through the program tested better on fractions. The average score of the Academic Music students was nearly double that of students in the regular math class."
In Allen Elementary School, students learn the essentials of reading notes and from there learn how to add notes, "which is essentially adding fractions," writes Caitlin Esch of NPR. "A recent study found that students who went through the program tested better on fractions. The average score of the Academic Music students was nearly double that of students in the regular math class."
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