MRI research found children with math learning disabilities process number symbols differently, but not dot quantities.

Dyscalculia is a severe and persistent learning disability in math that affects about 5 to 8 percent of school-age children. Due to its impact on students’ ability to learn and retain basic math facts ...

Dyscalculia is a learning disability related to mathematics. It's not unusual for a child to have a tough time with math homework now and then. But if they do well in other subjects but have problems ...

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Many students who lacked hands-on, in-person teachings due to the coronavirus pandemic and subsequent lockdowns and school closures are now struggling with basic math at the college level, according ...

Two students in Danielle Adler’s kindergarten class at Marcus Hook Elementary School in Marcus Hook, Pa., prepare for an addition problem. Credit: Holly Korbey for The Hechinger Report The Hechinger ...

The grinding sound of metal on metal filtered through the walls of Chris Lindberg’s math class at Shoreline Community College, but his students had no trouble tuning out the noise. “We’ve got a ...

EdSource · When teens counsel teens: Why peer support programs are growing While literacy is often seen as a cornerstone to scholastic achievement, and many parents devote a lot of time and energy ...

Corrected: An earlier version of this story misspelled two names. J. Shipley Newlin Jr. is the director of physical sciences, engineering, and math at the museum; Justin Burgher is a 7th grader who ...