A large body of research evidence suggests that strong math skills in young children are a powerful predictor of future academic success. But early-childhood educators—the professionals who are ...

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 ...

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 ...

Getting early-childhood educators more comfortable with teaching math was the focus of a summer workshop held by the Erikson Institute in Chicago, Ill. Credit: Camilla Forte/The Hechinger Report The ...

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 ...

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Parents have gotten the message that reading with their children can help instill lifelong literacy skills. A new study adds to the evidence that parents can be providing the same boost to numeracy ...

The first lesson (aimed at PreK-K learners) uses drawing and concrete materials to represent mathematical ideas. The second lesson (aimed at 1st-2nd graders) teaches students how to represent and ...

I'M SO EXCITED YOU'RE TUNED IN TO CLASSROOM CONNECTION. THIS IS THE WORLD BEYOND THE CLASSROOM, WHERE WE CONNECT TO THE WORLD RIGHT AT HOME. WE GOT SOME MATH, WE GOT SOME READING, BUT ALSO WE GOT SOME ...

Educators and reading specialists have known for many years about dyslexia, which is why schools regularly use screening tools that can identify students with this reading disability and give them the ...