Math is a hierarchical field, building sequentially on prior concepts. Likewise, math standards in each grade presume that ...

Animated math adventures: 'Numberblocks' uses colorful characters, songs, and stories to teach counting, patterns, and number ...

All those long multiplication tables. Timed tests and “mad minutes” of worksheet problem-solving. Fluency drills. Somehow, getting kids to know their basic math facts continues to be at the heart of ...

Students in Melissa Williams' kindergarten class at the Westminster School in Atlanta, Georgia, practice connecting quantities to written numbers — a key part of number sense. Credit: Holly Korbey for ...

There was a time that I thought that understanding math was more useful than memorizing it. A certain amount of memorization is essential, especially for lower-level math. For example, you need to ...

Dyscalculia is a learning disability related to mathematics. It's not unusual for a child to have a tough time with math homework now and then. But if they do well in other subjects but have problems ...

After 15 years of inquiry into children’s understanding and learning of whole numbers, I can sum up what I have learned very simply. To teach math, you need to know three things. You need to know ...

Some kids struggle with math. Now, scientists have pinpointed some of the specific thinking processes and brain regions that might explain why math is a little harder for some than others. When given ...

What's the best language for learning math? Hint: You're not reading it. Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Turkish use simpler number words and express math concepts more clearly than English, making it ...