Two students in Danielle Adler’s kindergarten class at Marcus Hook Elementary School in Marcus Hook, Pa., prepare for an addition problem. Credit: Holly Korbey for The Hechinger Report The Hechinger ...

Here's how you can help your kindergartner master the basics of math outside of the classroom. Try to incorporate basic math concepts into everyday activities. Have your child count objects regularly ...

Gender gaps in math achievement and teacher expectations that boys are stronger at math than girls start to form by kindergarten, according to a study released Thursday by the American Educational ...

Kindergarten teachers report spending much of their math instructional time teaching students basic counting skills and how to recognize geometric shapes -— skills the students have already mastered ...

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 ...

Despite research showing the crucial importance of math at a preschool level for future academic success, preschool programs face significant obstacles in implementing an effective math program, ...

Teachers draw maps to visualize directions described in a picture book. Spatial awareness is a key early math concept. Credit: Camilla Forte/ The Hechinger Report The Hechinger Report covers one topic ...

This is the first in a two-part series. The debate over what early math should look like and what should be included in the Common Core State Standards for math is one of the most contentious in ...

This is the second in a two-part series. Part one can be found here. The debate over what early math should look like and what should be included in the Common Core State Standards for math is one of ...

Researchers have discovered that preschoolers who better process words associated with numbers and understand the quantities associated with these words are more likely to have success with math when ...