ASTON, Pa.— In Jodie Murphy’s kindergarten class, math lessons go beyond the basics of counting and recognizing numbers. On a recent morning, the children used plastic red and yellow dots for ...

New research shows that learning more advanced content in kindergarten, such as simple addition and subtraction, not just counting, makes for bigger gains in mathematics later on.

Early math skills are an equal predictor to literacy skills of school success, argue Deborah Stipek, Alan Schoenfeld, and Deanna Gomby.

Kindergarten math skills: Find out what you need to know for your student In kindergarten, children focus on learning numbers and what they represent, as well as basic addition and subtraction.

In kindergarten, some children already have a sense of what math means and how it functions while others lack a basic understanding of numbers.

The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics is a public voice of mathematics education, providing vision, leadership, and professional development to support teachers in ensuring mathematics ...

Andrea Mueller, Early Intervention Program teacher at Robert J. Burch Elementary, gives her students the foundational tools to launch their learning.