Media Contact:
Sandy LoPiccolo
Director of Communications
Bedtime Math Foundation
908-444-4532
[email protected]
Bedtime Math App Now Available in Spanish for iOS and Android
Daily math problems translated from English to Spanish to help
Spanish-speaking kids and parents strengthen math skills
SUMMIT, N.J. (September 6, 2016) – Bedtime Math announced today the release of its highly acclaimed
app in Spanish for iOS and Android, which is available for free download at the Apple App Store and
Google Play Store. Since its launch in 2012, Bedtime Math has written over 1,600 playful math problems,
garnering more than 100,000 loyal email followers and 125,000 app downloads over its brief lifetime. Its
Spanish translation presents an exciting opportunity to engage with a broader audience.
Bedtime Math delivers quick, engaging math story problems every day for kids aged three to nine to
enjoy with their parents. The playful opening story is followed by three levels of increasing challenges
(Wee Ones, Little Kids, Big Kids). A recent University of Chicago study found that children who did
Bedtime Math improved their math achievement on average by three months more than children who
didn’t use it. Most notably, children of the most math-anxious parents who chose to do Bedtime Math
had gains of half a school year, narrowing the “math anxiety gap.”
“Any math app can show two plus two equals four, or sport colorful art or sound effects,” said Laura
Overdeck, founder of Bedtime Math. “But while most apps leave children working on their own, parents
and kids do Bedtime Math together. By using the Bedtime Math app, even the most math-anxious
parents can add a little ‘math talk’ to their daily routine. With more than 41 million native Spanish
speakers in the U.S., we’re excited to offer our app in Spanish, and hope to help hundreds of thousands
more kids love and embrace math.”
In addition to its translation into Spanish, a dozen new animations and interface improvements have
been made, making usage easier for parents and children. The Spanish language app will also include an
archive of Bedtime Math’s existing daily math problems and puzzles.
For more information about the Bedtime Math app, or to speak with Bedtime Math founder Laura
Overdeck, contact Sandy LoPiccolo at 908-444-4532 or [email protected].
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About Bedtime Math Foundation
Bedtime Math Foundation is a Summit-based nonprofit organization that seeks to put the fun and
discovery back into learning math. Its core product is a zany online math problem that parents can do
with their kids every day; a recent study from the University of Chicago showed that when families do
Bedtime Math together, kids’ math skills improve by months. Bedtime Math is also the creator of Crazy
8s, a lively, hands-on after-school math club that has donated more than 5,000 club kits nationwide,
serving more than 80,000 children. For more information, visit www.bedtimemath.org.
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