Essential Instructional Components
This term refers to presenting a math problem and demonstrating how to solve it.
What is modeling?
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?
This intervention involves students practicing math facts using cards.
What are flashcards?
This term refers to breaking longer assignments into shorter ones with feedback after each segment.
What is breaking longer assignments into shorter assignments?
This first step in problem solving involves restating the problem and noting key information.
What is understanding the problem?
This involves presenting a similar math problem to the student to solve on their own.
What is academic opportunity to respond?
This strategy involves practicing both direct and reverse order of facts.
What is emphasizing reverses?
This strategy involves students looking at, covering, copying, and comparing math problems.
What is Cover, Copy, and Compare (CCC)?
This type of practice involves frequent review of newly learned skills.
What is massed practice?
This final step involves checking the results and ensuring they address the original question.
What is looking back?
This strategy involves the student solving a presented problem and receiving timely feedback.
What is active student response?
Students are encouraged to do this to track their own progress.
What is monitoring their own progress?
This timed activity helps students increase the rate of problems answered correctly.
What are timed worksheets?
This type of practice involves periodic review of skills to retain them.
What is distributed practice?
This step involves implementing and checking each step of the plan.
What is carrying out the plan?
Teachers provide this when they give praise and corrections based on student answers.
What is performance feedback?
Using these materials can help students stay motivated while practicing math facts.
What are motivational materials?
This paired learning approach involves students taking turns as student and teacher.
What is Classwide Peer Tutoring (CPT)?
Using these can help students practice math skills independently with immediate feedback.
What are self-correcting materials?
In this step, students may create tables or draw diagrams to create a plan.
What is devising a plan?