How to Support Struggling Students
As a math interventionist I met hundreds of students who had already decided they were ‘bad at math.’ Almost none of them were. What they needed was a smaller entry point and an adult who believed the door would open. Find the last place it made sense. Back up until the student is confident, then move […]
5 Engaging Ways to Build Math Fluency
Fluency isn’t about speed — it’s about flexibility. When students truly understand how numbers come apart and go back together, the facts start to stick. Here are five routines I’ve used in second through fourth grade that build that flexibility without worksheets every day. 1. Start with a five-minute number talk. Put one problem on the […]