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(2025) . Teacher Prep Review: Solving for Math Success. Washington, DC: National Council on Teacher Quality.  \nOVERVIEW  \nConsider a kindergartener who dazzles her family with enthusiastic displays of her counting prowess. Or a second grader who eagerly spots quadrilaterals on a walk around the neighborhood. Think about a mischievous third grader who uses his developing knowledge of fractions to trick unsuspecting peers with the question,“How many numbers are between one and two?” Our youngest learners deserve teachers who will ignite their mathematical curiosity and confidence, because building competence in math can change their lives.  \nMath matters. For elementary-age students, higher math scores tend to translate to higher earnings as adults.1 In fact, math scores predict future earnings better than reading scores. Early math skills are also a strong predictor of success in other subjects, like reading and science, and even grade retention from kindergarten through eighth grade.2 To reap the benefits associated with high math achievement, students need opportunities to develop a strong foundation in the elementary years. Mathematics knowledge is highly cumulative in nature, meaning that students who struggle to learn foundational math concepts are likely to continue to struggle well into middle and high school.3  \nUnfortunately, many elementary students in the United States do not receive adequate math instruction. Nearly a quarter of fourth graders, over 850,000 children in the U.S.4—roughly the entire population of San Francisco—lack basic math knowledge and skills, such as locating numbers on a number line or subtracting multidigit whole numbers.5  \nImproving math achievement for students starts with ensuring that their teachers have the knowledge and skills they need to teach effectively. There is a persistent misconception that anyone with a high school diploma has the requisite math knowledge to teach elementary math. In reality, teaching elementary math requires both a conceptual understanding of foundational mathematics and pedagogical knowledge of how to teach the concepts.6  \nTeachers need to know how to do more than just follow the steps in math to get the right answer. They need to know why those steps work. It’s like the difference between a basketball player and a coach. The player can follow directions and specialize in their role, but the coach needs to understand the bigger picture—the why behind every move. In other words, teachers need to deeply understand the math they want students to learn and must have the specialized knowledge of how to teach it, including recognizing and correcting student misconceptions.  \nNCTQ Teacher Prep Review | Solving for Math Success 3  \nElementary teachers themselves report that they do not feel ready to provide strong math instruction. Many elementary teachers do not feel adequately well prepared to teach many areas of math.7 In fact, one in four elementary teachers reports feeling anxious doing math.8 Teachers suffering from math anxiety have a negative impact on their students’math outcomes.9 Providing aspiring teachers with strong preparation offers an antidote to math anxiety by helping them become the confident and competent math instructors students need","cbCaicQ7DTW3e3rj","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaicQ7DTW3e3rj","pdf",2522322,52,"English","# Overview\n## Findings\n## Top Performing Programs\n## Findings by State\n## Recommendations\n## Acknowledgments\n## Endnotes\n# Appendices\n## Appendix A: Methodology\n## Appendix B: All Program Scores for Elementary Mathematics","[{\"question\":\"Why does the report emphasize a strong math foundation in early grades?\",\"answer\":\"Math knowledge builds cumulatively, so students who struggle with foundational concepts tend to keep struggling later. 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