Instilling confidence in math skills from an early age is the mission of a new math program aimed at California preschoolers. With that in mind, the “Preschool Counts” program enlists undergraduate ...

Teachers can get kids comfortable with math concepts by using numeracy-focused vocabulary in everyday classroom activities.

We spoke with Bethany Rittle-Johnson, an early-math researcher, at length about what math should look like for preschool students. Leadership Back Leadership ...

But many children in California enter kindergarten behind in math, partly because many preschool teachers and parents feel insecure about their own math skills. Pairing math games with children’s ...

We have a long way to go. Vanderbilt University education professor Dale Farran reports in her recent study of preschool classrooms that math was intentionally taught by teachers only 2.5 percent ...

Universal preschool advocates can seize on the findings that preschool benefits most children in language and math. Those who think scarce preschool resources should continue to go to the poorest ...

Research now shows that kids who don't have a fun but strategic experience with math in preschool, before kindergarten, are far less likely to succeed academically, let alone enter STEM fields.

Most parents know how important it is to expose young children to letters, words and books. But math? Not so much. A new study has found many parents underestimate their child’s math ability, missing ...

In Boston public schools, 3, 4 and 5-year-olds are getting their first introduction to math. Before they walk through the kindergarten door, the “Building Blocks” curriculum is designed to ...

Valentine’s Day math worksheets are a fun way to combine festive activities with early learning. Perfect for preschool to first grade, these worksheets make math engaging with holiday-themed ...

Scores of preschool and kindergarten teachers across Chicago are embedding math concepts into daily classroom activities, in a promising new program that gives students a foundation for more ...