The 6 Early Predictors of Success in Mathematics
In this short video, Dr. Brendefur discusses research and findings that lead to 6 early predictors of success in mathematics and how they can be incorporated into the classroom to increase lasting achievement.
This video builds on research findings shared in Video 1 of this series: The Developing Mathematical Thinking Framework, available here
Video Contents
Learn which predictors are the most significant and why a national curriculum focus change led to less instruction on those issues, resulting in issues surrounding student understanding and achievement.
- Knowing numbers facts and applying them
- Counting forward, back. Skip counting
- Join
- Separate
- Comparing
- Part/Whole
- Relationships
- Looking at the equal sign
- Understanding units
- Iterate/partition units
- How it leads to strength in later math topics
- Relationship to number line
- Dimensionality
- Compose
- Decompose (all algorithms focused on decomposing)
- Visual representation, relationship to bar model
- Educators spend a lot of time on facts - mad minutes & other activities. What should we be doing based on these predictors?
- Measurement is a strong predictor, however is not a significant emphasis in many curricula. How can it be incorporated more?
- Educators are pressed for time, how can they easily incorporate these 6 ideas into lessons?
- What activities and resources are available to build on these 6 early predictors in classrooms?
Please view the research overview below and schedule a brief call with us to discuss how we can partner together and increase math achievement.