Full Description
Useful for small groups or one-on-one instruction, this book offers successful math interventions and RTI connections. Teachers will learn to target math instruction to struggling students by: - Diagnosing weaknesses - Providing specific, differentiated instruction - Using formative assessments - Offering corrective feedback - Motivating students by using games Taylor-Cox emphasizes four main goals for math instructors. They must help students achieve: accuracy, efficiency, flexibility, and fluency in solving math problems. Integral to each of these goals is ensuring that students understand math concepts. Taylor-Cox writes, "When concepts are ignored and the focus is solely on rules and procedures, struggling students often develop misconceptions and learning gaps." Math Interventions: Building Number Power, Grades 3-5 provides math teachers with specific strategies for imparting those concepts.
Contents
1. Adding and Subtraction Total and Parts Counting On and Counting Back Joining Sets Number Line Proficiency ...And More 2. Multiplication and Division Concepts Repeated Addition Multiplication Repeated Subtraction Division Fair Shares Division Rectangular Arrays for Multiplication and Division ...And More 3. Multifaceted Number Concepts Expanded Form Thousands and Millions Commutative and Associative Properties Prime and Composite Numbers ...And More
