Comprehensive coverage of basic concepts and skills including counting; symbol identification and place value; basic facts; addition; subtraction; multiplication; division; problem solving; and measurement, time, and money. Extended concepts and skills include fractions; decimals; percent, ratio, and probability; data analysis; geometry; and pre-algebra.
Evidence-based Direct Instruction math strategies—invaluable help for augmenting instruction when working with all students, including struggling learners.
Access to a supplemental math facts program—the means for evaluating, changing, and improving the math program already in place.
Specific recommendations for diagnosis and remediation. Teachers get help for determining the cause of student errors and planning for remediation.
Instructional Sequence and Assessment Charts—a basis for designing diagnostic tests as well as for constructing goals and objectives.
A full chapter on evaluating and modifying commercially developed mathematics instructional materials.
NEW! Helpful new pedagogy for ensuring comprehension and application of the concepts.
Learning Outcomes that provide structure for approaching the content of each chapter.
Conceptual understanding sections for each chapter and/or topic that reinforce the meaning of the material.
Apply What You Learned sections that include feedback links to demonstrate the concepts in action.
NEW! Teaching strategies that align with the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and keep teachers up to date on the standards and recommendations.
A chart in the Appendix that outlines the alignment between the teaching procedures in the text with CCSS.
NEW! Over 100 teaching formats available to print out and use.
NEW! Updating throughout, including new information in Chapter 2, “Relevant Research on Mathematics Instruction,” and new content related to probability and data analysis.

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