Count: ● ● ● ●.
Incorrect answer: 5
Saying number words quickly is not the same as counting objects. If the spoken count gets ahead of the pointing, restart slowly and match one word to one object.
Skipping or counting an object twice
Touch or mark one object for each number word. Spreading a group out does not change its count.
The correction
4
Touch each dot once while saying one, two, three, four.
- Place objects in a row or move each counted object to a new space.
- Say one number for each object, starting at one.
- Repeat the last number as the total. An adult can read the prompts aloud.
Try the reasoning in another example
There are 4 counters in a line. They are moved into a circle. How many counters are there now?
- No counters were added or removed.
- Count each counter once to confirm the total is unchanged.
Answer: 4
Explain why each step preserves the quantity or relationship. If you can compute the answer but cannot explain the step, revisit the model before adding more questions.
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