Goals for students' math skills in grades Pre-K through 1st include developing a solid conceptual understanding of what numbers are and how they relate to one another. Understanding the learning Factors and Strategies that impact math skills, and how they connect to one another, can help you build tools and lessons that support every student.

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Mathematics Pre-K-1st Factors

Research has identified which factors are critical to student success in Pre-K-1st Mathematics; you choose which of those factors to address.

Mathematics Pre-K-1st Strategies

Based on the factors you select, get research-based strategies and resources to help you design products or lessons that reach every student.