A growing body of research suggests that math proficiency or difficulty in early childhood predicts how well children do in math throughout their school years. Through her current research, Michele Mazzocco, director of the Math and Numeracy Lab in the Institute of Child Development, has discovered that math disability and difficulty is not a single phenomenon, but is exhibited through a range of conditions.

Read more about how Mazzocco has joined a collaborative team of researchers to work together on creating real-world applications for early childhood math development.