A key part—though surely not the only part—of early-grades math is ensuring students get the basic arithmetic functions down and, beyond that, making sure they’re able to swiftly and automatically ...

“Because we do so much multi-step problem solving, and we’re doing two-step word problems, if they’re spending 10-15 minutes trying to figure out what 9x7 is, they’re doing a lot of extra work, or ...

The words “enjoy” and “math” often aren’t used together by parents: In many homes, the subject instead is associated with anxiety, stress and trepidation. At a recent two-day conference on math ...

It is suggested that promoting fluency with mathematics skills should be a focus of instruction in the early school years (Carr & Alexeev, 2011); however, opportunities to practice component skills ...