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**Are there any specific math remedial or intervention programs that can assist elementary age students with acquiring basic math concepts?**
http://www.eschoolnews.com/2011/11/09/council-of-administrators-of-special-education-case-endorses-school-specialtys-academy-of-math-as-a-comprehensive-intervention-tool/?utm_medium=twitter School Specialty’s Literacy and Intervention division, announced today that its Academy of MATH® online intervention program is now endorsed by the Council of Administrators of Special Education (CASE) as a comprehensive intervention software tool designed to supplement existing math curriculum. This prestigious recognition signifies that the program meets or exceeds all of the criteria in CASE’s rubric for math intervention software.

By: Dr. Christina Fiedorowicz, Dr. Ronald Trites

Overview Video » Proven to deliver significant gains, the award-winning Academy of MATH® is a systematic and completely web-based intervention solution that helps at-risk elementary, middle and high school students develop computational fluency and achieve significant gains in math proficiency.
 * Scientific basis: Patented methodology incorporates research best practices and an adaptive intervention engine for targeting areas of weakness.
 * Structured learning: Training in 10 subject areas that align to National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) standards.
 * Efficacy: [|Significant math gains] in as little as 10 hours of training.
 * Individualized instruction: Automated placement, adaptive intervention engine, age-appropriate content, interfaces and motivation.
 * Data: Real-time access to usage and fidelity measures, student progress and detailed error analysis.
 * Extensions: SpanishTutor and Student Data Integrator.


 * [|Professional Development for the Academy of MATH accelerates learner outcomes and student achievement.]

What works for children with math dificulties? Children who struggle in math usually have difficulty remembering... @http://fb.me/IgCdE6EK 
 * In what way does flexible thinking enhance math acquisition?
 * How does attention and memory facilitate mastery of skills?
 * **WebQuests**Though relevant to any discipline, WebQuests serve as a motivational approach to engaging students online in STEM related subjects. WebQuests are an inquiry-oriented lesson format in which most or all the information that learners work with comes from the web. Students are often assigned to work in teams or groups. WebQuests can either be short or longer term. Short term WebQuests are generally completed in one to three class periods and target knowledge acquisition and integration. Longer term WebQuests can take between one week to one month to complete. They aim to help students extend and refine knowledge, resulting in the ability to analyze, transform, and demonstrate knowledge of information. See the Resource section below for more.

Resources
The websites listed below provide useful information that can support STEM instruction for students with disabilities. > QuestGarden is an online authoring and hosting system for WebQuests. Since 2005, over 20,000 WebQuests have been created on the site. QuestGarden members can download WebQuests created by other teachers and adjust them to meet their specific needs. Though there is a wide range of quality, QuestGarden WebQuests tend to be more up to date and complete than WebQuests found elsewhere. || > ||< || I am learning that there are several resources available to assist teachers with teaching math to students of different abilities. There are sites that promote remedial lessons as well as inquiry based activities.
 * WebQuest.org This site contains an array of resources on WebQuests that are compiled by researchers at San Diego State University. Users are able to find, create, and share WebQuests on the site. It also provides links to recent research and news on WebQuests.
 * AccessSTEM The AccessSTEM website is a space where K-12 teachers, postsecondary educators, and employers learn to make classroom and employment opportunities in STEM accessible to individuals with disabilities, and share promising practices.
 * < == QuestGarden Search ==
 * What am I learning? **

I am finding that synthesizing information from the web is rather difficulty as there are endless connected sites. I find myself finding other interesting pieces of information and strategies that I can adapt or tag-on to previous results. Synthesizing information is challenge. My goal is to streamline my searches into two aspects, information for remedial instruction in math and inquiry for extending concepts.
 * How am I synthesizing information? **

I am testing my hypothesis by contacting various programs that may proof beneficial to support students who are struggling in math. Also sharing my findings with other teachers and obtaining their feedback as to how certain programs may be of help
 * How am I testing my hypothesis? **

I am utilizing websites to help enhance a concept and provide visual aids and creativity to teach a concept in math. I would like to explore other math programs and attend professional workshops.
 * How am I applying my new learning in my own practice? **

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