Answer to Question 1
number operations, geometry
RATIONALE: Number operations and geometry should be the focus of math in the primary
grades.
Answer to Question 2
The child does not have any signs of language or speech by one year, does not seem to
be aware of noise, is not talking by two years, leaves off beginning consonants after
three years, uses faulty sentences after five years, is nonfluent by six years, has low or
too high pitched voice talking through nose, and has frequent ear infections.