Students who don’t read well or lack crucial vocabulary often face unnecessary obstacles—not just in reading but also in math.

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

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 ...

While math has long been regarded as a universal language, the subject poses many hurdles for students with limited English.

Talk to your toddler. And use numbers when you talk. Doing so may give a child a better head start in math than teaching her to memorize 1-2-3 counting routines.

The language a child speaks affects the rate at which they learn number words, and hearing number words in natural conversation – not just in counting routines – is a critical part of learning ...

Harford County students continue to improve their proficiency in math and English Language Arts, according to Maryland ...

For young English-language learners, language skills can be a barrier not just to reading but math as well. Educators and researchers working in two school districts here hope that helping ...

Some people are math wizards while others have a particular knack in verbal skills, with scientists saying a combination of nature and nurture, that is, development, genes, environment and even ...