Early Math
Teaching
The Tough Task Ahead for 1st Grade Teachers
Many children missed out on kindergarten or experienced a more disrupted version. Now, 1st grade teachers will have to fill in the gaps.
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Science
Storytime, Meet Number Play: Early Math in the Home Matters for Later Skills
Preschool-age children who frequently play number-related games at home show better math skills and growth by the end of kindergarten, finds a new study in the journal Child Development.
School & District Management
What the Research Says
Girls' and Boys' Early Brains Respond Similarly to Math Tasks
Boys and girls start out on the same biological footing when it comes to math, finds the first neuroimaging study of math gender differences in children, published this month in the journal Science of Learning.
Early Childhood
Opinion
Ditch the Math Worksheets and Stop Killing Kids' Curiosity
Too many early-childhood educators think math and play are mutually exclusive. They don't have to be, writes education professor Kathy Liu Sun.
Early Childhood
Small-Group Instruction May Be Key to Mastering Early Math, New Study Finds
New research out of the University of Michigan finds that small-group instruction provided outside of school helps kindergarten students to make learning gains in math.
Mathematics
Opinion
Counting Collections With Preschoolers: An Early-Learning Math Strategy (Video)
See how one preschool teacher helps her students learn how to count collections of objects.
Mathematics
Opinion
An Early-Learning Math Strategy: Count While Waiting in Line (Video)
This pre-kindergarten teacher finds creative ways to implement counting into her students' lineup and transition process.
Mathematics
Opinion
An Early-Learning Strategy: Teaching Math in Informal Spaces (Video)
One preschool teacher shows how math concepts can be taught throughout the school day, in every classroom activity.
Early Childhood
New Study Provides Possible Solution to Reducing Math Anxiety
A new study found that young students who participated in an after-school math program significantly reduced their math anxiety.
Early Childhood
Does Higher-Level Number Talk Hold Key to Better Math Scores for Young Children?
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have found a positive correlation between parents who engage their young children in higher-level number talk and their children's math scores.
Mathematics
Opinion
A Math Strategy: Using Students' Bodies to Learn Measurements (Video)
This hands-on math lesson allows preschool students to measure their own bodies to learn about organizing in height order.
Mathematics
Opinion
An Early-Learning Strategy: Using Storytelling to Bring Math to Life (Video)
See how this preschool teacher introduces the day's math lesson with a classroom read aloud.
Early Childhood
Pre-K, Plus a Little Extra, Can Help Close Math Gaps for Children in Poverty
The effects of even high-quality preschool programs tend to fade over time, but extracurricular programs in early grades may help boost the benefits of early education after students start school, according to a new longitudinal study by the research firm MDRC.