Is screen time appropriate at this age?

In ten to fifteen minute sessions, alongside physical materials, yes. We say so plainly: this should not be your five-year-old's main activity.

My child can count to 100 but cannot add.

Rote counting and number sense are different skills. Counting to 100 is memorization; knowing eight is two away from ten is the one that matters.

What if my child is not reading yet?

Everything at this level is read aloud. No reading ability is assumed.

Kindergarten Math Help in Pittsburgh, PA

Families across Pittsburgh and the wider Pennsylvania metro — roughly 2,421,992 residents — are searching for kindergarten math help for the same reason. Something stopped making sense, and the class moved on anyway. That is a solvable problem, and it gets solved backwards.

Written for parents · Pittsburgh, PA · ≈2,421,992 residents · 28th largest US metro

What we actually do

Kindergarten math is not arithmetic - it is number sense. Knowing that seven is one more than six without counting, that a group can be broken apart and put back together, that quantities have relationships. Children who build this at five rarely struggle at nine, and it is built through play, not worksheets.

Pittsburgh metro at a glance

Metro area: Pittsburgh, PA
Population: ≈2,421,992 (28th largest in the US)
State: Pennsylvania · Region: Northeast
Combined statistical area: Pittsburgh–Weirton–Steubenville, PA-OH-WV
Local resources: Pittsburgh family resources

Start with the foundation

Ellis Abel AI sits on top of the Ellis Abel Learns books, not beside them. The books teach the three habits every math learner runs on — owning a mistake, staying calm inside frustration, and trying while afraid. The tutor teaches the math. Your child gets both, and you get a dashboard that tells you which one is actually the problem this week.

Next step

Start with the diagnostic. It takes about twelve minutes and tells you the earliest skill your child has not locked in — which is almost never the one their current homework is on.

Questions Pittsburgh parents ask

Is screen time appropriate at this age?: In ten to fifteen minute sessions, alongside physical materials, yes. We say so plainly: this should not be your five-year-old's main activity.
My child can count to 100 but cannot add.: Rote counting and number sense are different skills. Counting to 100 is memorization; knowing eight is two away from ten is the one that matters.
What if my child is not reading yet?: Everything at this level is read aloud. No reading ability is assumed.