Figuring Out Fluency in Mathematics Teaching and Learning, Grades K-8: Moving Beyond Basic Facts and Memorization (Corwin Mathematics Series)
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Book Synopsis: Teach your students to become decision makers who rely on their own mathematical thinking. Fluency in mathematics is more than adeptly using basic facts or implementing algorithms. Real fluency involves reasoning and creativity, and it varies by the situation at hand.
Figuring Out Fluency in Mathematics Teaching and Learning offers educators the inspiration to develop a deeper understanding of procedural fluency, along with a plethora of pragmatic tools for shifting classrooms toward a fluency approach. In a friendly and accessible style, this hands-on guide empowers educators to support students in acquiring the repertoire of reasoning strategies necessary to becoming versatile and nimble mathematical thinkers. It includes:
- “Seven Significant Strategies” to teach to students as they work toward procedural fluency.
- Activities, fluency routines, and games that encourage learning the efficiency, flexibility, and accuracy essential to real fluency.
- Reflection questions, connections to mathematical standards, and techniques for assessing all components of fluency.
- Suggestions for engaging families in understanding and supporting fluency.
Fluency is more than a toolbox of strategies to choose from; it’s also a matter of equity and access for all learners. Give your students the knowledge and power to become confident mathematical thinkers.
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Are your students struggling to become fluent in mathematics? Are they relying too heavily on basic facts and memorization? Introducing Figuring Out Fluency in Mathematics Teaching and Learning, Grades K-8: Moving Beyond Basic Facts and Memorization. This book goes beyond the traditional approach to fluency and empowers educators to develop a deeper understanding of procedural fluency. With a plethora of pragmatic tools, educators can shift their classrooms towards a fluency approach that focuses on reasoning and creativity.
With "Seven Significant Strategies" to teach students, this book provides a roadmap for acquiring the repertoire of reasoning strategies necessary for versatile mathematical thinkers. But it doesn't stop there. It also includes activities, fluency routines, and games that encourage learning efficiency, flexibility, and accuracy.
At its core, fluency is more than just a toolbox of strategies. It's about equity and access for all learners. That's why this book also offers reflection questions, connections to mathematical standards, and techniques for assessing all components of fluency. Additionally, it provides suggestions for engaging families in understanding and supporting their child's fluency development.
Don't let your students struggle with mathematics any longer. Give them the knowledge and power to become confident mathematical thinkers with Figuring Out Fluency in Mathematics Teaching and Learning, Grades K-8: Moving Beyond Basic Facts and Memorization. Start transforming your classroom today!
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