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  • One taken at Kumon preschool enrichment programs is of a child, just out of diapers, sitting at a table writing the numbers 42, 43, 12, and 13; of a three-year old learning to read; and of a six year old able to recite the past, present and future tense of the word "practice."

    Ellen Galinsky: Fast-Tracking to Kindergarten? How About a Good Track to Learning in Kindergarten and Beyond? Ellen Galinsky 2011

  • I would also argue that the results Kumon reports achieving have little to do with their philosophy and practice about teaching and learning and much more to do with the fact that it gets parents and assistants as its teachers are called genuinely involved in children's learning.

    Ellen Galinsky: Fast-Tracking to Kindergarten? How About a Good Track to Learning in Kindergarten and Beyond? Ellen Galinsky 2011

  • The book drives, scheduled at 13 Kumon Centers in and around …

    Literacy News – 95th Edition « News « Literacy News 2009

  • One taken at Kumon preschool enrichment programs is of a child, just out of diapers, sitting at a table writing the numbers 42, 43, 12, and 13; of a three-year old learning to read; and of a six year old able to recite the past, present and future tense of the word "practice."

    Ellen Galinsky: Fast-Tracking to Kindergarten? How About a Good Track to Learning in Kindergarten and Beyond? Ellen Galinsky 2011

  • The other proven point is that drilling and practice is crucial for success in any field -- look no farther than the Japanese math program Kumon, based on daily math drills or the success of Shanghai schools in the recent Program of International Student Assessment PISA in math and reading; both rely on repetition and drilling.

    Dr. Michele Hernandez: Tiger Kids With Heart: What the Ivies Want Dr. Michele Hernandez 2011

  • The other proven point is that drilling and practice is crucial for success in any field -- look no farther than the Japanese math program Kumon, based on daily math drills or the success of Shanghai schools in the recent Program of International Student Assessment PISA in math and reading; both rely on repetition and drilling.

    Dr. Michele Hernandez: Tiger Kids With Heart: What the Ivies Want Dr. Michele Hernandez 2011

  • The other proven point is that drilling and practice is crucial for success in any field -- look no farther than the Japanese math program Kumon, based on daily math drills or the success of Shanghai schools in the recent Program of International Student Assessment PISA in math and reading; both rely on repetition and drilling.

    Dr. Michele Hernandez: Tiger Kids With Heart: What the Ivies Want Dr. Michele Hernandez 2011

  • The other proven point is that drilling and practice is crucial for success in any field -- look no farther than the Japanese math program Kumon, based on daily math drills or the success of Shanghai schools in the recent Program of International Student Assessment PISA in math and reading; both rely on repetition and drilling.

    Dr. Michele Hernandez: Tiger Kids With Heart: What the Ivies Want Dr. Michele Hernandez 2011

  • The other proven point is that drilling and practice is crucial for success in any field -- look no farther than the Japanese math program Kumon, based on daily math drills or the success of Shanghai schools in the recent Program of International Student Assessment PISA in math and reading; both rely on repetition and drilling.

    Dr. Michele Hernandez: Tiger Kids With Heart: What the Ivies Want Dr. Michele Hernandez 2011

  • The other proven point is that drilling and practice is crucial for success in any field -- look no farther than the Japanese math program Kumon, based on daily math drills or the success of Shanghai schools in the recent Program of International Student Assessment PISA in math and reading; both rely on repetition and drilling.

    Dr. Michele Hernandez: Tiger Kids With Heart: What the Ivies Want Dr. Michele Hernandez 2011

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