di: Algebra tutoring

[Scott Born]

Beth,

Have you seen Diagnostic and Prescriptive materials from Morningside? I
agree with Don that you should do a component analysis first and then cinch
up any deficits. It relies on scripts from Designing Effective Mathematics
Instruction and provides some as well. It also has a lot of prepared
practice materials.

Essentials for Algebra is fantastic, as are the materials from the
Corrective series. But as an acute intervention only seeing kids
intermittently, you'd have to find those holes and plug them fast.
Diagnostic and Prescriptive is great for that.

Cheers,

Scott



On Fri, Dec 15, 2017 at 9:41 PM, Don Crawford <donc1950 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Typically, as Zig found when he first entered the world of algebra
> preparedness, students lack skills in multiplication facts, and therefore
> fractions, and therefore decimals and percentages, and are overwhelmed by
> ratios.  In other words their weakness in foundational skills is why they
> find pre-algebra and algebra hard.
> I'd look at the Corrective Math programs in those areas.  Very likely they
> need math fact fluency development, so Rocket Math would be in order.  Our
> Universal subscription includes work on equivalent fractions and factors as
> well as basic multiplication and division facts.  The sad truth is that
> several years have often been wasted (and it will take a couple of years to
> make up) because the Common Core confusion has scrambled the elementary
> math curriculum out of any sensible sequence of skills for pre-algebra.
>
> Don Crawford
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> On Mon, Dec 11, 2017 at 10:28 AM, Kurt Engelmann <kengel at nifdi.org> wrote:
>
>> Beth,
>>
>> There is the DI program, *Essentials for Algebra*
>> <https://www.nifdi.org/programs/mathematics/essentials-for-algebra>:
>>
>> https://www.nifdi.org/programs/mathematics/essentials-for-algebra
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> KE
>>
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>> On Fri, Dec 8, 2017 at 10:11 AM, Beth Lang <elizabethlang.bcba at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I have a large amount of calls for tutoring 6th and 7th graders in pre
>>> ag and alg and do not struggle normally but they are now... I have turned
>>> them away saying I work on foundation skills - but maybe I am going to
>>> entertain this area:)
>>>
>>> Please share any materials- quips tips- resources you know of for
>>> pre-algebra and algebra- and go!
>>>
>>> Thank you!
>>> Beth
>>>
>>>
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