With a few instructional shifts, teachers can create classrooms that better encourage confidence and academic growth.

Elementary math isn't taught the same way it was when we were kids. Here's how to help your child succeed with their math ...

By listening to recordings of students solving math problems, teachers can determine their next steps, such as how to pair ...

Students often struggle to connect math with the real world. Word problems—a combination of words, numbers, and mathematical operations—can be a perfect vehicle to take abstract numbers off the page.

Word problems try and tell students a story about the math problem in front of them. They are a useful way to connect abstract numbers to concrete situations, so students can learn early on to apply ...

Researchers tested a research-based intervention with English learners with math difficulty. The intervention proved to boost comprehension and help students synthesize and visualize information, ...

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 ...

Math exam questions should not try too hard to appear "realistic" by adding everyday-life stories, because students would ...