This article was originally published in The Hechinger Report. ASTON, Pa.— In Jodie Murphy’s kindergarten class, math lessons go beyond the basics of counting and recognizing numbers. On a recent ...

Two effective manipulatives that can be used to support fractions and base 10 learning are base 10 blocks and Cuisenaire rods ...

The vast majority of students won’t take algebra until middle or high school. But teachers can start laying the groundwork for this pivotal class a lot sooner, some researchers say—and instilling ...

Susan Sonnenschein received a small grant from the Psychology Department at UMBC for some of the research discussed in this article . Rebecca Dowling and Shari Renee Metzger do not work for, consult, ...

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 ...