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Rahila Ahmed
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Posted 5 year ago
Rahila Ahmed 
Why do students struggle with place value?
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Nikku
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Posted 5 year ago Nikku

Students tend to struggle because understanding place value is anything but simple. It’s all a big puzzle where three big pieces or connections should be made. 3 Key Connections to Building Place Value The first key is understanding base-ten concepts in order to represent numbers visually.
surbhi
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Posted 5 year ago surbhi Teacher

Many young children have difficulty with place value because it is abstract. Young children are concrete learners, meaning they need sensory experiences to develop their learning. Using manipulatives, such as base-ten blocks, can help students connect the abstract with more concrete representations.