Math in Focus
Curricular Program Overview
Ensure every child’s ability to master concepts and apply mathematics
Problem solving is at the heart of the Singapore Math®curriculum, with five key aspects of instruction supporting that goal, including attitude and metacognition. This program empowers students to develop critical-thinking skills, positive attitudes, and the confidence to persevere—setting the stage for achievement.
Research Based Pedagogy Builds Mastery
Visualization
An emphasis on visualization and the purposeful unfolding of content help students develop true conceptual understanding.
Gradual Release
Through a consistent learning path—student-focused instruction, guided learning, and independent practice with gradual release—students deepen understanding and tackle routine and non-routine problems.
Scaffolded Content
Instruction adapts to meet the needs of individual learners through scaffolding and systematic sequencing of prompted content.
Visual Learning Builds Understanding
A concrete-pictorial-abstract learning progression is embedded throughout instruction and teaches concepts with consistent models that are developed and extended from the early grades through middle school.
Math In Focus Elementary Grades Efficacy Study (2017) : A full year study evaluating the effectiveness of Math in Focus for elementary school students.
The Underpinning Concept in Math in Focus: How the Singapore Math method and strategies of Math in Focus aim to ensure children's ability to master mathematics concepts.
Problem Solving in Singapore Math: A look at Singapore's approach to teaching problem solving and why it is so successful.