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Math Fluency: Can you do 100 problems in 2 minutes or less? Students in Adair County School District are gaining Math Fluency or Automaticity through repetition, competition, and daily drills - and finding that, yes, they can do math By Phyllis Curry For more information on K9 Readiness, contact Phyllis Curry, Instructional Supervisor, Adair County Schools, 1204 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY 42728 or by calling 270-384-2476. "Can you compute 100 simple addition, subtraction, multiplication or division problems in two minutes or less with fewer than two errors?" If you can answer yes to this question, then you have math fluency or automaticity. If you cannot complete the task in the allotted time with fewer than two errors, then you may struggle with everyday math. Research shows the biggest reason students do poorly in math, particularly as they progress through the grades, is because they do not have this computational fluency. And, about 50% of all students nationwide who take the ACT do not fare well in math simply because they run out of time on the timed test and leave math questions unanswered. How can this problem be solved? Repetition...drills...daily. Since January, 2012, Adair County students in grades two through eight and students enrolled in Algebra I classes have been doing daily automaticity drills. The district is one of more than 30 districts partnering with Eastern Kentucky University in attempt to improve math scores and help students be more successful in math. The initiative is called the K9 Readiness Initiative. The initiative takes a small amount of class time each day and some teachers use it as their daily bell ringer activity. Students work on a set of drills until they master that set and then move on to the next set. For instance, a student might start working on multiplying by 2s, depending on the grade level, and once he/she can do 100 problems in two minutes or less with fewer than two errors, move on to multiplying by 3s. Sound boring? Students actually seem to like the idea because they are constantly competing against themselves and nobody else. Once they realize they can be successful, they are not afraid to tackle harder concepts. Some students have told me, "I can't do math, but I can do this." Your child's teacher can provide you with more information and upcoming parent-teacher conferences in September would be a great time to ask how you can help and find out from your child's teacher just how your child is progressing with automaticity. For more information on K9 Readiness, contact Phyllis Curry, Instructional Supervisor, Adair County Schools, 1204 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY 42728 or by calling 270-384-2476. --Phyllis Curry This story was posted on 2012-08-28 02:05:38
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