With a McKinsey report exposing that Hispanic students were the hardest hit by recent disruptions to their education, we need to close the gap.
Free Spanish math workbooks, the kind we have here at Community Math Training, are a highly effective and easily accessible solution. But the true impact they can make isn’t immediately obvious.
If you’re a member of the Hispanic community, we have free workbooks for you to use. And we’d like you to know what a difference they can make.
1. Access to culturally relevant instruction
It’s not just the language that’s different in Spanish math workbooks. The presentation and context are more adapted, too. So Hispanic students receive clearer instruction, without the risk of a language barrier impeding their comprehension.
This adaptation makes learning math more equitable. Students don’t get tripped up by contextual information that, while relevant to the particular question, is immaterial to the mathematical concept and its application.
2. Overcoming societal factors
Math workbooks are crucial for Hispanic families and communities that can’t easily access high-quality instructional materials.
For example, you can download plenty from Community Math Training and it only takes seconds. But the wealth of information and research-backed instructional material compares to what well-equipped math departments use.
Hispanic families in underfunded communities can close the educational gap with the right resources. So if your immediate community can’t give you the support you need right now, this is one way to level the playing field.
And, because of their student-friendly design, parents, other students, and the community at large can easily get involved and help.
3. Developing skills for more gainful employment early in life
A study from the Pew Research Center reveals that while Hispanic people are in 17% of jobs in the US, they’re in only 8% of STEM jobs.
We’ve mentioned previously that, even in non-STEM, success-determining skills revolve around mastery of early math principles. So, indeed, higher attainment in math can set Hispanic children up for more widespread penetration of STEM fields. But it can have a much larger effect across many other career paths.
Considering that STEM fields suffer unmet talent needs, this is a chance for the Hispanic community to make far-reaching contributions. With higher achievement in the essential subject of math, we move closer to harnessing our potential. And we’ll uplift ourselves in the meantime.
4. Assisting students to learn by doing
Another of our beliefs is that students learn best through real-time application. We often say “by pencil and paper.” And, in this way, math workbooks are an essential resource that belongs in any learning environment, however equipped.
Even with technology playing an increasingly central role in classrooms, educational leaders know such methods are only effective after building competence.
Besides just offering instruction Hispanic students can easily understand and engage with, Spanish math workbooks provide it in a form that encourages practice. As a tool and a resource for students, math workbooks support proven and effective learning habits.
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Now that you know how big an impact they can make, look through our workbooks. Then keep coming back for what you need next, and for the new, research-backed resources we’ll be adding. They’re all free for your personal use.
If you have commercial applications in mind or you could benefit from specially made resources for your institution or non-profit, get in touch today.
