Essential Instructional Components
Building Math Fact Competence
Evidence-Based Interventions
Strategies for Teaching Math
Problem Solving Techniques
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This term refers to presenting a math problem and demonstrating how to solve it.

What is modeling?

100

Name a strategy that emphasizes using small groups of facts at a time for practice.

What is working on small groups of facts at one time?

100

This intervention involves students practicing math facts using cards.

What are flashcards?

100

This term refers to breaking longer assignments into shorter ones with feedback after each segment.

What is breaking longer assignments into shorter assignments?

100

This first step in problem solving involves restating the problem and noting key information.

What is understanding the problem?

200

This involves presenting a similar math problem to the student to solve on their own.

What is academic opportunity to respond?

200

This strategy involves practicing both direct and reverse order of facts.

What is emphasizing reverses?

200

This strategy involves students looking at, covering, copying, and comparing math problems.

What is Cover, Copy, and Compare (CCC)?

200

This type of practice involves frequent review of newly learned skills.

What is massed practice?

200

This final step involves checking the results and ensuring they address the original question.

What is looking back?

300

This strategy involves the student solving a presented problem and receiving timely feedback.

What is active student response?

300

Students are encouraged to do this to track their own progress.

What is monitoring their own progress?

300

This timed activity helps students increase the rate of problems answered correctly.

What are timed worksheets?

300

This type of practice involves periodic review of skills to retain them.

What is distributed practice?

300

This step involves implementing and checking each step of the plan.

What is carrying out the plan?

400

Teachers provide this when they give praise and corrections based on student answers.

What is performance feedback?

400

Using these materials can help students stay motivated while practicing math facts.

What are motivational materials?

400

This paired learning approach involves students taking turns as student and teacher.

What is Classwide Peer Tutoring (CPT)?

400

Using these can help students practice math skills independently with immediate feedback.

What are self-correcting materials?

400

In this step, students may create tables or draw diagrams to create a plan.

What is devising a plan?

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