For 1st & 2nd Grade Teachers

Fluency that means something.

Place value students build and see — units they compose themselves. Subtraction that runs on the same models as addition. Fluency from strategy, not another worksheet of naked numbers. Free to start, today.

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Two 2nd graders subtracting 82−45 on an open number line, hopping back by tens
82 − 45, on the number line — by 2nd graders
244%
test score gains*
300+
schools
30+ yrs
of classroom research

*Iowa Elementary, Nampa, Idaho: 16% to 55% math proficiency over four years — read the principal's account →

Sound like your Tuesday?

We know what the primary years actually feel like — because we've been in the room.

“They could add — until the numbers got big. Then place value fell apart, because it was never really built.”— every November, somewhere
“Subtraction is where my class falls apart. Regrouping feels like a mystery ritual we perform.”— the borrowing blues
“I want fact fluency that survives past the timed test — built on relationships, not nerves.”— the real goal
Kids are not the problem. Teachers are not the problem. The system is the problem — and systems can be fixed.

Make addition and subtraction the same idea

When students compose a new ten and see it, 47 + 25 becomes something they can reason through. When subtraction runs on the same number line and bar models they already used for addition, it arrives as the same idea in reverse — not a new procedure to survive.

That's real place value: units students build, draw, and explain. That's fluency that survives past November. Watch the free Grade 2 lesson →

From real classrooms, on tape

Real teachers. Real classrooms. Captured on tape.

Dramatic gains — the kind you can point to on the assessments and see in how students talk about the math.

MS. HOCHSTRASSER · TEACHER

“This is it. This is how to teach math.”

MOLLY YORK · TEACHER

“These kids aren't just saying math words anymore. They can explain them and show models to back it up.” — Rosie Ashcraft · and Principal Chinita Irby: “In 14 years, I've never seen a company come in and support the children directly. DMTI works with the teachers and the students side by side.”

Start free — keep it either way

The Grades 1-2 Pack is open right now, no trial needed. Yours to keep whether or not you ever enroll.

Grade 2 Demo Lesson

Place value & the operations — a full lesson taught, with practice and printables that go with it.

Watch it free →

Math Fact Fluency

Why facts stick when they're built from relationships — and how to run that classroom.

Read it free →

Building Place Value Proficiency

What the research says about the primary years — the moves that matter most.

Read it free →
Plus: free practice activities your students can play today.
Dr. Jonathan Brendefur laughing with math manipulatives
Dr. Jonathan Brendefur, founder

Thirty years of research.
And he still answers the weekly call himself.

“The primary years are where place value and the operations are won or lost — and most programs teach the column before the unit. Let me show you the version where regrouping isn't a mystery.”

Our service promise to teachers

  • Real people answer — portal Q&A and live weekly Zooms with Dr. Brendefur & Dr. Ismail
  • Start yourself today — no contract, no district decision, no purchase order
  • One click to leave — cancel anytime, no forms

Not a program. Actual math learning experts, on your side.

The people behind 30+ years of classroom research don't hand you a binder and disappear. They're in the portal, on the weekly calls, and — when you need it — building a plan for your students with you.

A DMTI math specialist teaching an open number line lesson — students' hands up, everyone in Coach in the room, number line up
Dr. Jackie Ismail leading a teacher workshop PD that respects your time
Dr. Sam Strother teaching fractions at the board Fraction questions? He's got them.
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We listen first

Your classroom, your students, your constraints. You tell us what Tuesday actually looks like — we start there, not with a script.

2

We build the plan together

Diagnostic → instruction → intervention, mapped to your roster. You'll know exactly what to do tomorrow and why it works.

3

We stay in the room

Weekly live calls with Dr. Brendefur & Dr. Ismail, portal Q&A answered by people who've taught the lesson. When you hit a wall, we're there.

Dr. Jonathan Brendefur
“Place value is won or lost in 1st and 2nd grade. Tell us where your class is stuck and we'll build the path through it with you — teacher-led, expert-backed.”

Tell us about one student who's stuck — or one lesson that keeps falling flat — and we'll help you build the plan for it. That's the partnership: teacher-led, expert-backed. We don't push a system downward; we listen, advise, question, and support.

— Dr. Jonathan Brendefur, founder, DMTI

Everything below is included. Here's the honest math.

This is what each part is worth on its own. Inside the Complete Math Success Program, it's all yours — built around you, the teacher.

What you get, and what each part is worth

Every line is included in your membership

Complete K-6 curriculum & unit resourceslesson plans, printables, varied practice — print them and keep them FOREVER$250+
Foundations Masterclassthe full research foundation, taught by Dr. Brendefur$895
MLP Assessments with targeted intervention strategiesfind the gap, teach the gap$1,495
Games & Reportsmathematical play that reinforces the ideas$195
Coaching, live & on demandreal math experts on the weekly calls — coaching runs $100/hr elsewhere$100/hr
The Coaching Natalie series8 full coaching sessions, from flat scores to breakthrough$395
All of it, valued atover $3,000
Yours included: $21/mo or $210/yr

Plus at least an hour of expert time free — and as many questions as you can ask, answered. Start with 7 days free, and everything you download is yours to print and keep — FOREVER.

It's the level of a Masters program in the years that decide everything — for less than a class pizza party a month.

Subtraction gets to be easy. You don't need one more thing on your plate — you need a clearer path through it. One routine this week; the rest builds from there.

Questions teachers ask before they join

Straight answers — the same ones we'd give you on a call.

Does this replace my district's required curriculum?

No — it supplements it. The models, routines, and assessments deepen how your students think about the math you're already required to teach, alongside your adopted curriculum.

Is it aligned to my standards?

The lessons target the concepts your grade-level standards expect — number sense, place value, the operations, fractions — and we'll help you map them onto your district's pacing.

How much prep does this take each week?

Less than you'd think. Lessons come with plans, printables, and practice built in — most teachers start with one routine a week and grow from there.

Do I need special tech or a printer?

Printables print on any printer; the demo lessons and interactive games run in your browser. Nothing to install.

What if I can't make the live calls?

Coaching is live and on demand — sessions live in the portal, so you can catch up whenever it works.

How does billing and canceling work?

Start with 7 days free. Then it's $21/month or $210/year, month to month — cancel anytime in one click, and everything you've downloaded is yours to keep. If it doesn't make your teaching clearer within 30 days of your first charge, we refund you. No forms.

Try it with your students

Teachers don't need another commitment. Start free, see your students compose their first ten, feel more confident walking into class tomorrow.

Start My 7-Day Free TrialThen $21/month. Cancel anytime.

Month-to-month after your trial · no contract · cancel anytime.

Plus the 30-day money-back guarantee: if it doesn't make your teaching clearer within 30 days of your first charge, email us and we refund you. No forms, no explanation required — and you keep the materials you already downloaded.

P.S. — for the skippers

Here's what you get instantly when you join the Complete Math Success Program (7 days free, then $21/month):

The Grades 1-2 Pack, free on this page: the Grade 2 demo lesson, Math Fact Fluency, Building Place Value Proficiency, plus free practice activities — yours either way.
Fluency & place value tools — varied practice sheets and games built on the same models, not repetitive worksheets.
Full K-6 curriculum map + lesson example videos from real classrooms — exactly how to teach each lesson, not just what to say.
Weekly Office Hours + diagnostics & intervention activities — find the gap behind the wrong answer, teach that instead of reteaching the unit.