Early literacy often dominates conversations around foundational learning in today’s educational system. However, despite the emphasis on STEM in later years, the importance of early numeracy in ...

Parents and caregivers are their kids’ first teacher. Developed by PBS SoCal and trans-created in Spanish and English, Family Math gives parents and caregivers the skills, language and confidence they ...

New research finds links between certain math skills in young children and specific numerical activities undertaken at home with parents. The study also finds that the more parents engage in ...

Growth scores measuring student progress from one year to the next are listed for the first time this year on the Illinois Report Card, and in DuPage County, students in a majority of districts showed ...

Pre-K teachers spend an average of only 2.5 percent of their day on numeracy skills. Credit: Philip Keith for The Hechinger Report The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for our ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Preschool children who engage in math activities at home with their parents not only improve their math skills, but also their general vocabulary, according to research from ...

A low score on the assessment of number system knowledge in first grade significantly increased a student’s risk of getting a low functional numeracy score as a teenager. Starting with poor number ...

BIRMINGHAM — Alabama has drawn national praise for recent gains in math since the pandemic, but a new report shows that many of the state’s youngest students are still struggling with foundational ...

New research links specific numerical activities undertaken by parents to certain math skills in young children. Published today in open-access journal Frontiers in Psychology, the study also finds ...