Maria Howard

Maria is a K-12 learning specialist and educational therapist focused on intensive math intervention. There is nothing she enjoys more than to turn math haters into math lovers through fun games, meaty number talks & the occasional M&M. Watch a free online workshop, "The Best Ways to Build Fact Fluency, Even If You have Zero Time" by clicking the website link below.

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