"VTech products engage the child with technology while teaching basic concepts like shapes, colors, letters and numbers, " explains Tula Karras, toy editor of Child magazine.
As Ms Churchman explains, modern maths teaching focuses on the key concepts, and a renewed emphasis on mental methods and strategies as opposed to recall.
Petersen believes that while the concepts of coaching and teaching are inherently similar, there is an important difference that most leaders lose sight of.