For almost all of our schools, SBA scores in math need to be raised—the pressure is mounting. Pupil Services is looking at how to support special education teachers with curriculum and other resources. Hopefully this information is helpful!

www.learner.org—free website from the Annenberg Foundation. Provides professional resources for all academic areas.

www.khanacademy.org—free website for many academic areas, including math, from basic computation to calculus. Provides video explanations as well as practice problems for each of the areas.

www.sosmath.com—free website for practice problems from Algebra to differential equations

According to the Council for Exceptional Children’s math webinar series last school year, we need to use language to move student learning from one level to the next. Ways to increase these language interactions in math class include:

 Allow students to interact frequently with the class materials and concepts

 Model and encourage level appropriate math vocabulary in class dialogue

 Use white boards to assess step by step processes

 Set up cooperative groups with systematic interactions

 Use journals to practice student think alouds and conceptualization

Thank you for all of your work with math (and everything else) for our students!