Parents teach young children to love books by reading to them, often at bedtime. Laura and John Overdeck love math, so they started giving their kids a word problem to solve each night before tucking ...

A common view is that students learn maths best when teachers give clear explanations of mathematical concepts, usually in isolation from other concepts, and students are then given opportunities to ...

Here is another compilation of Good e-Reader Top 10 Apps for Google Android, this time targeting kids and education. All the apps mentioned here have one thing in common: all of them are designed to ...

Earlier this month, Barbara Oakley, engineering professor at Oakland University and author of “Learning How to Learn" published an opinion piece called "Make Your Daughter Practice Math. She'll Thank ...

The problem mightn’t be with the equations, but the language in the questions. www.shutterstock.com.au Students often complain they can’t see the point of maths - beyond basic arithmetic. In response, ...

Parents may be looking for fun ways for their kids to avoid a summer slump and keep vital math skills razor sharp after school ends in June. Dr. Melania Alvarez (she/her), outreach and education ...

Nearly all kids learn how to count using their fingers. But as kids grow older and math problems become more advanced, the act of counting on fingers is often discouraged or seen as a less intelligent ...

Recently, the National Center for Education Statistics released the Nation’s Report Card of student progress in reading and math. These scores are based on the National Assessment of Educational ...

A spike in blood pressure. A racing heart rate. Sweaty palms. For many adults, this is what they feel when faced with difficult math. But for kids, math anxiety isn't just a feeling, it can affect ...

PBS Kids' Odd Squad show attracts 70 million streams in January for it's weird and wonderful combination of oddness, kids in charge, gadgets and math. My kids usually have educational radar. Not that ...

Does math make you a little nervous? You're in the majority. The phrase "number anxiety" was first coined by researchers back in the 1950s. By some estimates, as high as 93 percent of Americans feel ...