Practice Books Student/Teacher
Instructional
- Specifications from TEA Identified for Focused Instruction
- Math Vocabulary Listed with Each Standard
- Teaching Models and Problem Solving Process for Each Strategy
Readiness And Supporting Standards
- Readiness Standards Focused
- Supporting Standards Introducing or Reinforcing Concepts
STAAR Format/Thinking
- Underlying Processes and Mathematical Tools Linked to Each TEKS
- 75% of Questions are Problem Solving
- Instructional Strategies for each Standard addressed to Teachers for "Creating Mathematical Minds"
- Depth of Each Standard Described to Teacher Before Instruction
- Four Step Process of Problem Solving Outlined and Explained
- Strategies for Problem Solving Each Addressed Separately to Develop As Math Tools
- Varied Answer Responses as Number Sentences and Verbal Descriptions of Strategy
- 30 Years Experience Writing Practice Materials for TABS, TEAMS, TAAS, AND TAKS