It is just as natural for young children to think mathematically about their world as it is for them to use language. They develop mathematical knowledge as they manipulate objects and reason about ...

A 2-year-old boy looks through a tube while playing at The Children’s Center at Caltech in Pasadena on April 8. Credit: Lillian Mongeau, EdSource Today PASADENA — While many preschools struggle to ...

In education circles, early literacy — such as ensuring all children are reading by third grade — gets a lot of attention, and rightfully so. Early reading skills have been shown to have a profound ...

In Gregory Smith’s 5th grade class in Tampa, Fla., two girls are beating the majority of their class in an online math-strategy game. That is remarkable given the original disparity between the two ...

You’ve probably heard of dyslexia, but have you heard of dyscalculia before? Maybe not, given that children with dyscalculia – or mathematical learning difficulties – are less likely to be diagnosed.

What's the best way for children to learn arithmetic—memorizing number values and multiplication tables, or studying math at a deeper, conceptual level? Educators have long debated the merits of these ...

Everyone knows that children who are not reading at grade level by 3rd grade are fated to struggle academically throughout school. Concerns about early literacy skills are justified because reading ...

Why do some kids struggle with maths? A Stanford study reveals it's not just about numbers, but a difficulty in learning from ...

BOSTON (SHNS/WWLP) – As studies show that American students are falling behind their peers in other countries in math and science, a new local poll shows about one-third of Bay State parents are ...