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A key part—though surely not the only part—of early-grades math is ensuring students get the basic arithmetic functions down and, beyond that, making sure they’re able to swiftly and automatically ...

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Multiplication facts typically describe the answers to multiplication sums up to 10x10. Sums up to 10x10 are called "facts" as it is expected they can be easily and quickly recalled. You may recall ...

Young students around the world struggle to memorize multiplication tables, but the effort pays off. Cognitive scientists say that learning 6 x 7 and 8 x 9 by heart frees up the brain’s working memory ...

April 16, 2026 - EdSource Editor-at-Large John Fensterwald explains how this election could reshape California schools. Math facts are single-digit calculations like 4+5=9 and 7×8=56 (“the times ...

“Because we do so much multi-step problem solving, and we’re doing two-step word problems, if they’re spending 10-15 minutes trying to figure out what 9x7 is, they’re doing a lot of extra work, or ...

Stanford University’s Jo Boaler says teachers and parents should stop using math flash cards, stop drilling kids in addition and multiplication and especially stop forcing students to do calculations ...