The task seems simple, but Williams’ goal was to bolster students’ “number sense” — a difficult-to-define skill, but one that is nevertheless essential for more advanced mathematics.

Many states are drafting similar standards to focus math education in pre-K programs. There are also efforts to train child-care providers and parents to be more effective math teachers.

Number sense is so ingrained that many adults don’t remember being taught such early math skills, much like learning how to read. But unlike the recent wave of evidence on science-based reading ...

Playing with blocks may help preschoolers develop the kinds of skills that support later learning in science, technology, engineering, and math, according to a new study that examined over a ...

For many parents, there may be some level of surprise as students begin to struggle in math class, because they had no problems in this subject area early on. Students may be great at counting and … ...

Known as Building Blocks , the curriculum attempts to build students’ geometric, spatial, and quantitative ability, which researchers say provides an important foundation for later success in math.

We all look for that magic bullet, that one thing that works to fix a problem. Teachers in Everman ISD took a different approach; they found a way that many of their kids love to learn math, but ...

Home prices are up more than 50% in the last five years, and mortgage rates are holding above 6.5%. New listings haven’t been enough to jolt the market out of its slumber.

BUILDING BLOCKS: Scholastic has published a blog post from Alycia Zimmerman, a 3rd grade teacher in New York City. Her post has all of the major math M's: multiplication, mean, median and mode. It's ...