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While the results of these tests must be understood in terms of the complexity of learning and societal factors, they nevertheless have resulted in concern from various stakeholders in the province. Regardless of how much weight we should afford such results, there is always a desire to improve education, especially in the areas of literacy and numeracy.  \nThere are significant connections between numeracy skills and an individual’s success in school, career, and everyday life. Therefore, the question that arises is how to better support mathematics education to help students acquire the numeracy skills they need. This acquisiton requires understanding and valuing mathematics, but anxiety and fear often accompany the study of mathematics. As a result, finding ways to demystify mathematics, foster appreciation for its value, and change negative attitudes about learning mathematics to positive ones are critical goals for educational improvement.  \nWhat Are Family Math Nights?  \nFamily Math Nights, first introduced by Stenmark et al. (1986), “are school-sponsored events in which parents, teachers, and students interact around a mathematics curriculum”(Lopez & Donovan, 2009, p. 220) . Although the content and structure of these events often varies, their purpose is typically the same: to have parents, students, and siblings engage in learning about mathematics (and strategies for strengthening mathematics skills at home) in anon-threatening, supportive environment. Family Math Nights share some common characteristics: a carnival-like atmosphere, math games and activities, an invitation to entire families to participate, food and refreshments, school-based venues, and take-home resources for parents to continue using math activities at home (Jacobbe et al. , 2012) . They provide authentic opportunities for teacher candidates to work with parents, recognize diversity and the need for varied instruction, and better appreciate the important role that parents and informal contexts for learning play in education (Lachance, 2007) . Additionally, Family Math Nights can attend to teachers’misconceptions “about the commitment of poor and minority parents to their children’s education” and build cooperative teacher-parent relationships based on trust (Jacobbe et al. , 2012, p. 1175) . As a result, they have tremendous benefit for students, families, school communities, and university communities alike.  \nA Local Family Math Night Project  \nThis project, funded by a small university/community “Outreach” grant, was devised as a means of reaching out to a school community in order to support numeracy development. Funding allowed us to employ four teacher candidates in the B. Ed. program as assistants in the project. The project team consisted of the university researchers (i.e. , the authors), teacher candidates, school division numeracy specialist, and the principal, numeracy coach, and some of the staff at a local school.  \nThe original idea was to create an event with activities conducted by the student assistants; however, a professional mathematics education author and speaker was available, and it was  \ndecided to take advantage of this opportunity. Select students were invited by the school staff and included several immigrant/newcomer families. Criteria for selection of students was determined by the school staff: grades 4-6 students who were experiencing some difficulties in numeracy. In all, about 20 students and their families were invited, with about 80 people in attendance. To help with language issues, Spanish and Mandarin translators were on hand. The evening started with a me","cbCaisMbWMRKVGpc","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaisMbWMRKVGpc","pdf",240149,"English","# Promoting Numeracy Through a Family Math Night\n## Background: Numeracy, Assessment, and Attitudes\n## What Are Family Math Nights?\n## A Local Family Math Night Project\n## Event Activities and Take-Home Resources\n## Evaluation Through Surveys","[{\"question\":\"Why does the paper focus on improving numeracy in Manitoba?\",\"answer\":\"It links low standardized math results to broader concerns about educational improvement. 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