Implementing Effective Mathematics Intervention Practices for Elementary Students

 

The Institute of Education Sciences released the Mathematics Intervention Toolkit to support educators in implementing the recommendations from the What Works Clearinghouse Practice Guide Assisting Students Struggling with Mathematics: Intervention in the Elementary Grades. The toolkit helps educators and leaders address a pressing need to provide effective interventions for students struggling with mathematics in grades 3–6. The toolkit includes: A professional learning course with six modules to build educators’ knowledge and use of evidence-based mathematics intervention practices with students. The introductory module introduces the course and the practice guide’s recommendations. The next five modules each focus in depth on one recommendation: Mathematical Language, Representations, Number Lines, Word Problems, and Systematic Instruction. The modules include online learning sessions, professional learning community (PLC) sessions, classroom videos, strategy demonstration videos, and instructional routines. The participant workbooks include example strategies, practical teaching suggestions, activity handouts, and ready-to-use resources for classroom implementation. Facilitator resources to help district-based facilitators lead PLC sessions that engage teachers in learning about the recommendations, trying related strategies, preparing to use instructional routines, and sharing teaching experiences. The resources include comprehensive facilitator guides and slide decks with presenter notes. Resources for district mathematics leaders and other administrators to help them plan for and implement the professional learning modules with educators and support educators’ use of the recommended strategies with students. These comprehensive, high-quality resources support educators and leaders in learning about, planning, and implementing effective mathematics interventions for students to improve learning outcomes. To access the toolkit, please visit https://ies.ed.gov/regional-educational-laboratories-toolkits.