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 ...

Child playing with different color wooden rings on a board with painted numbers and dots. In Jodie Murphy’s kindergarten class in Aston, Pennsylvania, math lessons go beyond the basics of counting and ...

While literacy is often seen as a cornerstone to scholastic achievement, and many parents devote a lot of time and energy into nurturing their small child’s love of reading, studies show that ...

Despite research showing the crucial importance of math at a preschool level for future academic success, preschool programs face significant obstacles in implementing an effective math program, ...

Here's how you can help your kindergartner master the basics of math outside of the classroom. Try to incorporate basic math concepts into everyday activities. Have your child count objects regularly ...

The debate over what early math should look like and what should be included in the Common Core State Standards for early mathematics has been contentious, to say the least. This story also appeared ...

Want to help your kindergartner master math? Here are some of the skills your child would be learning in the kindergarten classroom. Know the words for numbers ...

On the first day of school at Viking Elementary School in Grand Forks, kindergarten students engaged in a basic routine. Forming a slightly clumsy line, the tykes walked outside the school and crowded ...

Kindergarten in the United States is not what it used to be. For one thing, it’s longer. In 1998, only about 56 percent of children attended full-day kindergarten. Today, that figure is 80 percent, ...

Children who attend preschool do better in kindergarten than those who stay at home with their parents or relatives, according to a national report. The federal data, which focused on children who ...