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Fact Fluency: How Can I Help?. Grade 2 Title I Math Families December 1, 2010. What Does the Research Say?. “Ability to recall basic math facts fluently is necessary for students to attain higher-order math skills.”
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Fact Fluency: How Can I Help? Grade 2 Title I Math Families December 1, 2010
What Does the Research Say? • “Ability to recall basic math facts fluently is necessary for students to attain higher-order math skills.” • “Rapid math-fact retrieval has been shown to be a strong predictor of performance on mathematics achievement tests.” • “Studies have found that lack of math fact retrieval can impede participation in math class discussions, successful mathematics problem-solving, and even the development of everyday life skills.” http://www.scholastic.com/administrator/math/mathfluency.htm
What is Tools for Success? • TFS is an oral fact fluency program used for all four operations: addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. • Students take a placement test to place them in a level: A to Z. • Students take timed oral fact fluency tests and must answer 28 facts correctly in one minute. • Media Elementary School’s goal is for each student to progress through at least one operation.
What Does TFS Look Like in School? • Students test into an operation and a level. • Students try to “check-out” of a level at least a few times per week. • Students engage is strategy lessons based on their current levels. • Students write their facts daily in a fact fluency notebook. • Students engage in timed fact practice at least a couple times per week. • Students bring home a Note from School to share their progress with the program.
What Does TFS Look Like Out of School? • Adult family member reads the Notes from School to check your child’s progress. • Adult and child set up a routine for fact practice. • Adult sets a timer to time your child on the top half of the book (worksheet) for 1 minute and 30 seconds. • Adult setsa timer to time your child on the bottom half of the book (test) for 1 minute.
At-Home Fact Fluency Notebook • Divide one page into four parts. • Write one fact repeatedly in each section. • Each page should have four facts.
At-Home Flash Card Creations • Write each fact on five different cards. • Write a total of 20 cards (4 facts, 5 times each). • Review the cards daily and add them to the ring once your child passes a level or use another similar idea that works for you.
Flash Cards for TFS Online • Visit Miss Seeley’s webpage • http://www.rtmsd.org • Click Media on the pull-down menu • Click Staff • Click Ms. Seeley • Click Tools for Success on the left side. • Click your child’s current level for practice. • View the slide show using Power Point.
Other Websites for Fact Fluency Practice • Visit Mrs. Walker’s webpage • http://www.rtmsd.org • Click Media on the pull-down menu • Click Staff • Click Mrs. Walker • Click Links for Learning on the left side. • Click on one of the math links.