Additional Guided Practice
Intended purpose, suggestions for use and instructional design
Intended Purpose
- To help students strengthen and maintain conceptual understanding using visual representations of mathematical ideas
Suggestions for use:
- Distributed/spaced practice between readiness screenings
- Revisit an intervention after taking a short break with students who demonstrate some conceptual understanding by coming close to the learning goal on their Growth Chart
Instructional Design:
- Approximately 5 to 15 minutes per session
- Forms A, B and C are available for each readiness standard
- Begin with the teacher/interventionist leading a “We Do Together” problem
- The middle provides time for students to reflect and ask questions about the learning target
- End with students taking turns leading to solve the “You Do Together” problems
Solutions for Form A Guided Practice are included at the end of this document:
- Drawing guides were used to construct each math drawing
- Students who struggle with kinesthetic movement and spatial organization many benefit from using drawing guides to construct math drawings
- Drawing guides are available with Delta Math intervention kits at www.deltamath.org