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Mathematics has many key topics and areas that students must learn to be successful from one standard to the next and one grade level to the next. In grades 3 - 5, students are still developing their foundation for future learning. This means that mastery of certain areas of math are paramount in helping students bridge the arithmetic to algebra gap, a common concern for students that show basic understanding of arithmetic concepts but have difficulty transferring that learning through secondary mathematics.
Four important math areas in grades 3-5, include but are not limited to developing fluent computation, mastering multi-digit operation approaches, understanding and computing rational numbers, and graphing real world problems on a coordinate plane. This guide provides elementary educators with ways to support students’ efforts in learning these topics using teaching approaches aligned with key secondary topics. By helping students achieve foundational mathematics, teachers increase the probability of students’ success in future learning. Strategies in this guide are designed to support all students, including those with dyscalculia and at-risk concerns.
Bradley S. Witzel, PhD, is the Adelaide Worth Daniels Distinguished Professor of Education at Western Carolina University. Before that he served as Distinguished Professor at Winthrop University. An award-winning teacher, he worked in multiple settings teaching mainly math and science to high-achieving students with learning disabilities and difficulties. His work as a teacher carries through to his research where he develops and tests mathematics interventions. Dr. Witzel has authored 10 books, over 80 professional publications and over 50 specialized manuals and multimedia works. He has served as a board member consulting with several states on mathematics education, RTI and MTSS. He also served as an author/panelist on the Institute of Education Sciences RTI Math Practice Guide and an author/presenter on the Kansas Math Project.
Natalie Patton is a graduate research assistant and PhD student at the University of Kansas. She has a master’s degree in adaptive special education from Baker University and a Secondary Education (mathematics) degree from Kansas State University. She was a math specialist with Kansas MTSS and Alignment for six years after teaching high school math in Kansas for eight years. Her research interests include improving mathematics outcomes for students with learning disabilities and learning difficulties. She currently works on the Math Words project lead by Dr. Elizabeth Stevens.
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