Top Reasons Students Struggle in Elementary Math and What to Do About It

About this episode

This episode discusses the common reasons students struggle with elementary math and offers research-based solutions to help them succeed.

This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Zaner-Bloser. The webinar recording can be accessed here. Year after year, students struggle with elementary math concepts. Research shows that there are specific, targeted ways to help. In this edWeb podcast, math specialists and former classroom teachers Jen Hunt and Laura Nelson present the most common reasons students may not be ready to access grade-level material and offer research-based solutions to address those challenges within the school day. By t...

People in this episode

Guests: Jen Hunt, Laura Nelson

Topics covered

• elementary math
• student struggles
• research-based solutions
• grade-level material
• math education

Keywords

• elementary math
• student challenges
• math specialists
• education solutions
• grade-level readiness

Sponsors

Zaner-Bloser

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