The Common Core State Standards teach students the algorithm for multi-digit addition and subtraction in 4th grade. But some experts say it should be taught sooner.

In fourth grade, students focus most on using all four operations - addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division - to solve multi-step word problems involving multi-digit numbers. Fourth ...

It’s ironic that after months of teaching the importance of place value, a fundamental concept in math, we do not apply that knowledge in practical ways to simplify multi-digit addition.

Tape Diagrams: 2-Digit Addition and Subtraction | Grade 2 Special | 2m 20s Your child continues to use tape diagrams as a visual tool to solve word problems. Now, he solves for an unknown in any ...

Conceptually based instruction on place value and two-digit addition and subtraction without regrouping was provided in four first-grade classrooms, and more conventional textbook-based instruction ...

This study analyzed children's use of mental computation strategies and the standard algorithm on multi-digit subtractions. Fifty-eight Flemish 4th graders of varying mathematical achievement level ...