Practice Guide
Assisting Students Struggling with Mathematics: Intervention in the Elementary Grades
This practice guide provides evidence-based practices that can help teachers tailor their instructional approaches and/or their mathematics intervention programs to meet the needs of their students.
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Systematic Instruction: Provide systematic instruction during intervention to develop student understanding of mathematical ideas.
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Mathematical Language: Teach clear and concise mathematical language and support students’ use of the language to help students effectively communicate their understanding of mathematical concepts.
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Representations: Use a well-chosen set of concrete and semi-concrete representations to support students’ learning of mathematical concepts and procedures.
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Number Lines: Use the number line to facilitate the learning of mathematical concepts and procedures, build understanding of grade-level material, and prepare students for advanced mathematics.
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Audience:
- Administrators
- Parent/Family
- Researchers
- School Specialist
- Teacher
- Faculty
This practice guide was prepared for the WWC by Instructional Research Group under contract 91990018F0375 (GRAPE T1).
The following research staff contributed to the guide: Madhavi Jayanthi, Russell Gersten, Rebecca Newman-Gonchar, Robin Schumacher, Kelly Haymond, Julia Lyskawa, Betsy Keating, and Seth Morgan.
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Lynn S. Fuchs
(Chair)
Vanderbilt University -
Nicole Bucka
Bridging Research, Implementation, & Data to Guide Educators in Rhode Island (Bridge-RI) -
Ben Clarke
University of Oregon -
Barbara Dougherty
Curriculum Research & Development Group, University of Hawai’i
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Nancy C. Jordan
University of Delaware -
Karen S. Karp
Johns Hopkins University -
John Woodward
University of Puget Sound
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Introduction: Assisting Students Struggling with Mathematics: Intervention in the Elementary Grades
March 31, 2021
Robin Schumacher provides an Introduction to the practice guide, Assisting Students Struggling with Mathematics: Intervention in the Elementary Grades.
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Recommendation 1: Systematic Instruction, Assisting Students Struggling with Mathematics
March 31, 2021
Lynn Fuchs provides an overview of recommendation1, systematic Instruction, from the practice guide, Assisting Students Struggling with Mathematics: Intervention in the Elementary Grades.
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Recommendation 2: Mathematical Language
March 31, 2021
Karen Karp provides an overview of Recommendation 2: Mathematical Language in the practice guide, Assisting Students Struggling with Mathematics: Intervention in the Elementary Grades.
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Recommendation 3: Representations
March 31, 2021
Barbara Dougherty provides an overview of Recommendation 3: Representations in the practice guide, Assisting Students Struggling with Mathematics: Intervention in the Elementary Grades.
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Recommendation 4: Number Line
March 31, 2021
Nancy Jordan provides an overview of Recommendation 4: Number Line in the practice guide, Assisting Students Struggling with Mathematics: Intervention in the Elementary Grades.
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Recommendation 5: Word Problems
March 31, 2021
Lynn Fuchs provides an overview of Recommendation 5: Word Problems in the practice guide, Assisting Students Struggling with Mathematics: Intervention in the Elementary Grades.
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Recommendation 6: Timed Activities
March 31, 2021
Nicole Bucka provides an overview of Recommendation 6: Timed Activities in the practice guide, Assisting Students Struggling with Mathematics: Intervention in the Elementary Grades.
Introduction: Assisting Students Struggling with Mathematics: Intervention in the Elementary Grades
Robin Schumacher provides an Introduction to the practice guide, Assisting Students Struggling with Mathematics: Intervention in the Elementary Grades.
Assisting Students Struggling with Mathematics: Intervention in the Elementary Grades Practice Guide
These protocols guided the reviews of research that informed the recommendations contained in the What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) practice guides.
