W ‛‛ ” here do I Start with Math Intervention? Karen Stuttgen * Math Interventionist * Fall Creek School District

 I’ve been a math interventionist for 7 years in the Fall Creek School District  I started with nothing – no curriculum, no manipulatives, no classroom  In my 2 nd year, I did get intervention curriculum. But …I felt there was a PROBLEM… M y journey SOLUTION PROBLEM

 I used the assessments in my intervention curriculum along with the information from our universal screener…  BUT something still seemed “off”  My students were making gains, yet my students still seemed to have missing pieces in their foundation of whole numbers. T he problem…

 A good assessment that pinpoints gaps in mathematical understanding  What assessment do you use to identify gaps? D ecision making for instruction is guided by …

T here are many pathways to develop mathematical understanding  I’m not endorsing any particular curriculum or resource  One of my pathways ….to address the weakness of whole numbers, I had the opportunity to take Math Add+vantage training or AVMR from Math Recovery

ath Add+vantage or AVMR M  AVMR is a DIAGNOSTIC assessment: 1. It identifies a student’s gaps with whole numbers 2. It taught me how children develop an understanding of whole numbers  I call it the “building blocks” of math AVMR was the missing piece for my students.

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Building blocks in whole number understanding 5 NUMERAL ID

Building blocks in whole number understanding 5 STRUCTURE

Building blocks in whole number understanding 5 ADDITION & SUBTRACTION STRATEGIES

Building blocks in whole number understanding 5 FNWS NWA BNWS NWB NUMERAL ID STRUCTURE ADDITION & SUBTRACTION STRATEGIES There are two more building blocks: place value & multiplication and division strategies

Building blocks in whole number understanding 5 FNWS NWA BNWS NWB NUMERAL ID STRUCTURE ADDITION & SUBTRACTION STRATEGIES Students’ have missing pieces in these building blocks

No matter the intervention curriculum, don’t isolate and incorporate these skills FNWS NWA BNWS NWB NUMERAL ID STRUCTURE ADDITION & SUBTRACTION STRATEGIES ey points regarding the 5 building blocks K

Teach in a number range a student can make sense of FNWS NWA BNWS NWB NUMERAL ID STRUCTURE ADDITION & SUBTRACTION STRATEGIES ey points regarding the 5 building blocks K

I teach within the number range they know, and THEN extend the concept to larger numbers once they understand the concept FNWS NWA BNWS NWB NUMERAL ID STRUCTURE ADDITION & SUBTRACTION STRATEGIES ey points regarding the 5 building blocks K

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E Started with 3 rd graders:  from (forward sequencing) The only concept taught in my intervention curriculum, but I added:  (backward sequencing)  (forward)  (backward)  (backward)

I don’t move on until a student has mastered the building blocks in their number ranges. FNWS NWA BNWS NWB NUMERAL ID STRUCTURE ADDITION & SUBTRACTION STRATEGIES ey points regarding the 5 building blocks K

Always use manipulatives (even for older grades) and visual representations before moving to abstract. FNWS NWA BNWS NWB NUMERAL ID STRUCTURE ADDITION & SUBTRACTION STRATEGIES ey points regarding the 5 building blocks K

Don’t assume a student doesn’t need manipulatives because struggling learners are visual learners; also relate the concepts to the real world. FNWS NWA BNWS NWB NUMERAL ID STRUCTURE ADDITION & SUBTRACTION STRATEGIES ey points regarding the 5 building blocks K

I continually look for the relationships and structure of numbers regardless of the concepts I am teaching; I am the relationship builder FNWS NWA BNWS NWB NUMERAL ID STRUCTURE ADDITION & SUBTRACTION STRATEGIES ey points regarding the 5 building blocks K

ost importantly … M  Intervention is a process you will continually define and refine in your practices and understanding.  Incorporate the 5 building blocks into every concept you teach regardless of your curriculum