Math

Count & Compare

Early math: numerals 1–5, counting, matching numbers to amounts, more and less, and size

A recorded question, for example “Find number three”, “How many?”, “Which one has four?”, or “Which one is long?” The learner taps the answer in a group of 2 or 3 cards.

Open Count & Compare

When

  • Teach or probe numerals 1–5 as a listener skill.
  • Teach counting with one-to-one correspondence. Before the learner answers, the learner can touch each item to hear the count.
  • Teach early comparison words: more and less, big and small, long and short.

Why

  • The recorded voice asks each question the same way for each trial.
  • Sets use familiar card photos in patterns like dice. At the start, the two sets in a more and less pair are different by at least 2.
  • If the learner taps an incorrect card, the app highlights the correct card and asks again. This is a prompt. The app does not score it as correct.
  • The tool does not include numeral naming. Numeral naming is a spoken response, and it is easier to score in person.

How

  1. On the setup screen, select a level: Find numbers, How many?, Match amounts, More or less, or Big and long.
  2. In More settings, under Praise, select:
    • On — After a correct answer, the app also plays a short praise phrase, for example “Great job!”
    • Off — After a correct answer, the app shows the star and goes to the next turn. The app plays no praise.
    Praise is off at the start. A change to Praise does not change the scoring. It does not start a new phase on the graph.
  3. Tap Play. The app plays the first question immediately. To hear the question again, tap the speaker button. The question also shows as text for you.
  4. In How many?, the learner can tap each picture in the row to hear the count. The app does not score these taps. It scores only the number that the learner selects.
  5. Use Skip, Log, Reset count, and End the same way as in Find It. Each round has 10 questions.

Saved to the dashboard: The first tap on each trial, and skips. Each question is a target (for example “Find 3” or “How many? (4)”). The most frequent errors show the number or side that the learner selected. A change of level starts a new phase on the graph.

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