{"id":10777,"date":"2016-12-07T05:00:01","date_gmt":"2016-12-07T05:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kumon-us-english-blog.local\/blog\/math-skills-lead-improved-response-time\/"},"modified":"2023-01-27T10:49:05","modified_gmt":"2023-01-27T15:49:05","slug":"math-skills-lead-improved-response-time","status":"publish","type":"canadian_english","link":"https:\/\/www.kumon.com\/resources\/canadian_english\/math-skills-lead-improved-response-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Math Skills Lead to Improved Response Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s a question all new parents ask themselves: when should I start preparing my child for school? According to researchers at Stanford University\u2019s School of Medicine, the sooner the better.<\/p>\n<p>A research team led by Vinod Menon, Ph.D., found that early math lessons resulted in significant, positive changes to children\u2019s brains. How significant? Menon discovered that approaches to problem-solving improved noticeably in an unexpectedly short timeframe, observing, \u201cthe surprise is that you would see significant changes within one year.\u201d<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 300px; height: 450px;\" src=\"\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/math-leads-advanced-response-time-pinterest.jpeg\" alt=\"self learning - math skills lead to improved response time\" \/><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"rtecenter\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Improved Response Time<\/h2>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<figure class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/math-leads-advanced-response-time.jpeg\" alt=\"math leads to improved response time\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>According to Menon, the key finding was that \u201cthe brain regions haven\u2019t changed \u2013 it\u2019s the way they respond to simple and to complex arithmetic tasks that have changed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In just one year, there were important shifts in two key regions of the brain. This led to better responses to complex addition problems in the areas of the brain responsible for manipulating information in working memory and for representing numerical quantity.<\/p>\n<p>The research also found that there was better communication between different regions of the brain.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"rtecenter\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Math Lessons \u2013 Massive Impact on the Brain<\/h2>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<figure class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/math-lessons-brain-impact.jpeg\" alt=\"math lessons have a massive impact on the brain\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>All that said, it\u2019s pretty clear that math lessons can have a massive impact on brain development at a young age.<\/p>\n<p>Kumon understands the importance of these findings and we factor this into our deliberate practice approach to learning.<\/p>\n<p>Rote repetition \u2013 a memorization technique based on repetition \u2013 doesn\u2019t single-handedly improve academic performance, so we\u2019ve crafted a powerful self-learning method to get the most out of every lesson by making sure all practice is deliberate. Got your own point of view on early-learning for kids? Let us know in the comments below!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><em>Learn about Kumon&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/campaign.kumon.com\/early-learner\/\" aria-label=\"Early Learner Program\">Early Learner Program<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The research is in! Children should start learning <a href=\"https:\/\/blog-ca.kumon.com\/blog\/category\/math-tips\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">math skills<\/a> sooner rather than later. Read on to find out how! Learn about Kumon&#8217;s<i style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/campaign.kumon.com\/early-learner\/\">Early Learner Program<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":11095,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","subjects":[229],"class_list":["post-10777","canadian_english","type-canadian_english","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","subjects-resources"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\r\n<title>Math Skills Lead to Improved Response Time - Student Resources<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The research is in! Children should start learning math skills sooner rather than later. Read on to find out how! 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