Arithmetic Foundations
Recommended Practice: Focus interventions on whole and rational numbers, word problems, and fact fluency.
- Overview & Tools: Video overviews and professional development materials
- Learn What Works: Expert interviews about arithmetic foundations
- See How It Works: Videos and sample materials from schools
The Content of Math Interventions
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This multimedia overview explores the content focus of Tier 2 and Tier 3 math interventions and recommends an approach to solving word problems based on underlying structures rather than key words....
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Overview
Word Problems
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In this interview, Dr. Beckmann emphasizes the importance of teaching students to recognize the underlying structure of word problems. She provides examples of problem structures and discusses why...
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Expert Interview
Math Content for Struggling Students
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Dr. Beckmann describes the mathematics objectives that Tier 2 and Tier 3 interventions should focus on in the primary, intermediate, and middle grades. She emphasizes building students’ math...
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Expert Interview
Reteaching Place Value in Tier 2
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An interventionist presents a lesson on rounding to the nearest ten as part of a series on regrouping and place value. When students experience difficulty, she reteaches with additional...
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School Example
RtI in Math for Elementary and Middle Schools
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This PowerPoint was developed by Dr. Sybilla Beckmann to provide an overview of the recommendations (with examples) related to the content of math instruction contained in the Practice Guide,...
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Sample Material
National Mathematics Advisory Panel: K-8 Benchmarks
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The Panel recommended K-8 mathematics benchmarks to serve as guideposts for state and district frameworks. The benchmarks are based on international standards.
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Sample Material
National Mathematics Advisory Panel: Core Principles of Instruction
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Download this short fact sheet that summarizes the Panel's findings on the core principles for mathematics instruction.
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Sample Material
K-7 Essential Mathematics Standards Assessment Form
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This assessment form is used to record and track student progress toward reaching proficiency on math standards. The form can be used to set a smart goal, identifying the percent of students...
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Sample Material
K-8 Essential Mathematics Concepts and Skills
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Download this excerpt from the Iowa Core Curriculum, K-12 Mathematics to review essential concepts and skills and content and performance standards. Related Files: Cornell Elementary School...
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Sample Material
Fact Fluency Workshop
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Math coaches can use this series of activities with interventionists to develop a shared understanding of fluent retrieval of arithmetic facts in students who are struggling with...
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Tool
Tier 2 Interventions Benchmark Review
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Use this tool to assess the degree of congruence between the focus of Tier 2 interventions and the benchmarks recommended by the Practice Guide and the National Mathematics Advisory Panel. The...
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Tool
Auditing the Content of Math Interventions
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This observation tool can be used by mathematics leaders to conduct observations of Tier 2 and Tier 3 intervention lessons to understand how congruent the content of current mathematics...
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