Under the Common Core State Standards, math teachers whose students have varying levels of English comprehension are using innovative ways to teach them math, the vocabulary of math and to discuss how ...

Say what you will about the universality of numbers and symbols; I’d politely argue that it does not follow that mathematics is a universal language. The problem for many struggling math students is ...

America’s students continue to struggle in mathematics. The reasons are multifarious and sometimes elusive, but our recent ...

When children learn this language in a math context, it acts as a springboard to learn about other mathematical concepts." The intervention was more than just reading a book with mathematical concepts ...

Instead of being a learning complexity, I believe innovative math learning initiatives are the key to overall K-12 academic improvement. Math is a universal language and one that needs practical ...

Early math language — words and concepts such as more, most, same, similar, different, few, and less — are important for developing a foundation in math, so Purpura and his colleagues decided to ...

Solving the nation's math problem requires a new approach, writes Jeannine Diddle Uzzi of the University of Southern Maine.

Teachers in three school systems learned strategies to help multilingual learners engage with rigorous math assignments.

Getty Images The new way of teaching math is not an either/or situation, but rather a balance of understanding mathematical concepts and developing students’ ability to apply math procedures.

Language doesn’t perfectly describe consciousness. Can math? Even the most poetic words can’t capture the full richness of our minds. So scientists are turning to numbers.