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Book Synopsis
Shows K-8 teachers how to accelerate mathematics instruction so that all students learn and work on grade level, receive the right scaffolding when they need it, and feel a sense of achievement and success. Educators will in turn experience lower frustration and the joy of helping students thrive.

Trade Review

"This book would be an asset to classroom teachers, math specialists, and math intervention teachers in elementary and middle schools."—Teachers College Record



Table of Contents
  • Contents (Tentative)
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgment
  • Introduction
  • Acceleration Is Not Remediation
  • Phrases We Need to Know
  • 1. Research on Acceleration
  • What Is Acceleration? What Is the Shift?
  • Why Do We Accelerate?
  • What Are the Benefits of Accelerating?
  • How Do We Accelerate?
  • Summary
  • 2. Unpacking Prior Knowledge: Assessment as the Key to Acceleration
  • The Importance of Prior Knowledge
  • What Prior Knowledge Should Be Prioritized?
  • Trickiness of Prior Knowledge
  • The Role of Prior Knowledge in Accelerating Math
  • Explicitly Tapping into Prior Knowledge
  • Activating Prior Knowledge Posters
  • Metacognition
  • Graphic Organizers to Tap into Prior Knowledge
  • Schema/Prior Knowledge Maps
  • Summary
  • 3. Acceleration and the Teaching of Math Vocabulary
  • Directly Teaching the Vocabulary
  • Practicing the Vocabulary
  • Weaving the Vocabulary Throughout the Lesson
  • Summary
  • 4. Acceleration Lesson Plan Format
  • Instruction Plan
  • Assessment Plan
  • Progress Monitoring
  • Keeping Track Throughout the Lesson
  • Planning Checklists
  • Reflecting on the Acceleration Process
  • Summary
  • 5. Acceleration and Pedagogy
  • Eight Recommendations for Mathematical Intervention
  • Explicit and Systematic Instruction
  • Math Intervention Lesson
  • Distributed and Deliberate Practice
  • Visualization
  • Manipulatives
  • Diagrams and Graphic Organizers
  • Visuals for Word Problems
  • Number Paths and Number Lines
  • Graphic Organizers
  • Visual Displays
  • Choosing the Best Graphic Organizers
  • Word Problems
  • Fluency
  • Math Think Alouds
  • Emergent Bilinguals
  • Building Mathematical Proficiency
  • Math Practices and Processes
  • Professional Development
  • Summary
  • 6. Acceleration: A Primary Classroom Example
  • Jamal
  • A Week of Scaffolding the Bridging 10 Strategy
  • Tracking a 1-Week Acceleration Cycle
  • A Week of Acceleration
  • Evaluating the Acceleration Cycle
  • Supporting the Acceleration Cycle
  • Summary
  • 7. Acceleration: An Upper Elementary Example
  • Lucy
  • Two Weeks of Scaffolding Division: Big Division Ideas
  • Tracking a Two-Week Acceleration Cycle
  • 8. Acceleration: A Middle School Example
  • Mario
  • Learning Trajectory of Division
  • Two Weeks of Scaffolding Fraction Division: Big Fraction Ideas
  • Tracking a Two-Week Acceleration Cycle
  • Prior Knowledge: Trace of Dividing Fractions by Fractions
  • Lesson 1: Dividing a Whole Number by a Fraction
  • Lesson 2: Dividing a Whole Number by Any Fraction
  • Dividing a Unit Fraction by a Whole Number
  • Dividing a Fraction by a Fraction
  • Progress Monitoring
  • Daily Exit Slips
  • Example of Mapping an Acceleration Cycle
  • Reflecting on the Acceleration Cycle
  • Supporting the Acceleration Cycle
  • Summary
  • 9. Connecting Progress Monitoring, Goal Setting, and Motivation
  • Progress Monitoring for Acceleration
  • Goal Setting
  • Student Goal Setting
  • High Quality Feedback and Motivation
  • Motivation and Growth Mindset
  • Summary
  • Epilogue. Acceleration in Action: A Classroom Example
  • Christine King
  • References
  • About the Author

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      Publisher: Teachers' College Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 26/05/2023
      ISBN13: 9780807768167, 978-0807768167
      ISBN10: 0807768162
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Shows K-8 teachers how to accelerate mathematics instruction so that all students learn and work on grade level, receive the right scaffolding when they need it, and feel a sense of achievement and success. Educators will in turn experience lower frustration and the joy of helping students thrive.

      Trade Review

      "This book would be an asset to classroom teachers, math specialists, and math intervention teachers in elementary and middle schools."—Teachers College Record



      Table of Contents
      • Contents (Tentative)
      • Foreword
      • Acknowledgment
      • Introduction
      • Acceleration Is Not Remediation
      • Phrases We Need to Know
      • 1. Research on Acceleration
      • What Is Acceleration? What Is the Shift?
      • Why Do We Accelerate?
      • What Are the Benefits of Accelerating?
      • How Do We Accelerate?
      • Summary
      • 2. Unpacking Prior Knowledge: Assessment as the Key to Acceleration
      • The Importance of Prior Knowledge
      • What Prior Knowledge Should Be Prioritized?
      • Trickiness of Prior Knowledge
      • The Role of Prior Knowledge in Accelerating Math
      • Explicitly Tapping into Prior Knowledge
      • Activating Prior Knowledge Posters
      • Metacognition
      • Graphic Organizers to Tap into Prior Knowledge
      • Schema/Prior Knowledge Maps
      • Summary
      • 3. Acceleration and the Teaching of Math Vocabulary
      • Directly Teaching the Vocabulary
      • Practicing the Vocabulary
      • Weaving the Vocabulary Throughout the Lesson
      • Summary
      • 4. Acceleration Lesson Plan Format
      • Instruction Plan
      • Assessment Plan
      • Progress Monitoring
      • Keeping Track Throughout the Lesson
      • Planning Checklists
      • Reflecting on the Acceleration Process
      • Summary
      • 5. Acceleration and Pedagogy
      • Eight Recommendations for Mathematical Intervention
      • Explicit and Systematic Instruction
      • Math Intervention Lesson
      • Distributed and Deliberate Practice
      • Visualization
      • Manipulatives
      • Diagrams and Graphic Organizers
      • Visuals for Word Problems
      • Number Paths and Number Lines
      • Graphic Organizers
      • Visual Displays
      • Choosing the Best Graphic Organizers
      • Word Problems
      • Fluency
      • Math Think Alouds
      • Emergent Bilinguals
      • Building Mathematical Proficiency
      • Math Practices and Processes
      • Professional Development
      • Summary
      • 6. Acceleration: A Primary Classroom Example
      • Jamal
      • A Week of Scaffolding the Bridging 10 Strategy
      • Tracking a 1-Week Acceleration Cycle
      • A Week of Acceleration
      • Evaluating the Acceleration Cycle
      • Supporting the Acceleration Cycle
      • Summary
      • 7. Acceleration: An Upper Elementary Example
      • Lucy
      • Two Weeks of Scaffolding Division: Big Division Ideas
      • Tracking a Two-Week Acceleration Cycle
      • 8. Acceleration: A Middle School Example
      • Mario
      • Learning Trajectory of Division
      • Two Weeks of Scaffolding Fraction Division: Big Fraction Ideas
      • Tracking a Two-Week Acceleration Cycle
      • Prior Knowledge: Trace of Dividing Fractions by Fractions
      • Lesson 1: Dividing a Whole Number by a Fraction
      • Lesson 2: Dividing a Whole Number by Any Fraction
      • Dividing a Unit Fraction by a Whole Number
      • Dividing a Fraction by a Fraction
      • Progress Monitoring
      • Daily Exit Slips
      • Example of Mapping an Acceleration Cycle
      • Reflecting on the Acceleration Cycle
      • Supporting the Acceleration Cycle
      • Summary
      • 9. Connecting Progress Monitoring, Goal Setting, and Motivation
      • Progress Monitoring for Acceleration
      • Goal Setting
      • Student Goal Setting
      • High Quality Feedback and Motivation
      • Motivation and Growth Mindset
      • Summary
      • Epilogue. Acceleration in Action: A Classroom Example
      • Christine King
      • References
      • About the Author

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