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Why Math Facts Don't Stick — Even When Kids Understand the Concept

Many children can explain a math concept clearly and still fail to recall basic facts when they need them. They can describe subtraction with regrouping, explain multiplication as repeated addition, or draw visual models correctly. Yet when asked to solve a simple problem like 13 − 8 or 7 × 6, they hesitate, count, or freeze.

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