As children make the transition from finger-counting to retrieving math facts from memory, their brains begin to change, according to a study published this week in Nature Neuroscience. The findings ...

How heartening to read the article, “Why Does Fact Fluency Matter in Math? 4 Educators Offer Answers ” (Dec. 7, 2023). Math fact fluency is a timely issue, as evidenced by the most recent ...

Two major studies find that combining timed arithmetic drills with conceptual teaching and mastery-based learning tools can ...

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 ...

Toronto, March 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Prodigy Education, global leaders in game-based learning, today launched a brand new way for teachers to make daily fact fluency practice even more engaging ...

What's the best way for children to learn arithmetic—memorizing number values and multiplication tables, or studying math at a deeper, conceptual level? Educators have long debated the merits of these ...

Common Core math is getting the works from critics: It's too demanding for most kids; holds back the speedy kids; not the same as what parents already know; makes kids cry. It even promotes "fuzzy ...

Welcome to Teaching in Room 9, the area's largest classroom. I'm Mrs. Forth from the Rockwood School District. We're gonna have a lot of fun this week talking about fluency. That's right, we're really ...