At the core of the program are five critical arithmetic skills that should be developed in the early stages of learning mathematics: understanding of size and value, number line knowledge, counting (numerical multiplicity), verbal and non-verbal synchrony, and working memory. These skills form the building blocks of mathematical thinking and make it easier for children to understand more complex mathematical topics in the future. Each module focuses on these skills and offers activities that activate children's cognitive processes and support mental processes such as attention, memory, establishing relationships and reasoning. Thus, children experience a process-oriented learning experience, not just a result-oriented one.
Each module in the Turkish MATH program; It includes a theoretical introduction specific to the subject, an explanation of the cognitive foundations on which the skill is based, and structured practices to develop these skills. The activities, instructions, worksheets and lesson plans provided provide a systematic and practical guide for teachers and practitioners. The aim of the program is to help children understand the logic behind these operations and to enable them to transfer what they have learned to different situations, rather than having them memorize mathematical operations and methods.
The program also includes a theoretical handbook based on PASS theory. This book strengthens the scientific basis of the program by explaining the relationship between cognitive development and arithmetic skills. In addition, content consisting of different modules such as changing patterns, number line, counting, matching-understanding-predicting and memory development aims to develop children's mathematical skills step by step. As a result, Turkish MATH offers a holistic education approach that enables children to learn mathematics by making sense of it, supports permanent learning and takes individual differences into consideration.
