Math Instructional Framework

Gone are the days of students sitting quietly in rows and solving pages of computations with an occasional word problem thrown in. We now know that most students do not learn mathematics well in this format. Students need to work with manipulatives, talk with their peers about math, develop problem-solving skills, and truly engage with the math in order to develop mathematical understanding.

NCTM describes 8 high-leverage instructional practices in their book, Principles to Actions: Ensuring Mathematical Success for All:

• Establish mathematics goals to focus learning.

• Implement tasks that promote reasoning and problem solving.

• Use and connect mathematical representations.

• Facilitate meaningful mathematical discourse.

• Pose purposeful questions.

• Build procedural fluency from conceptual understanding.

• Support productive struggle in learning mathematics.

• Elicit and use evidence of student thinking.

Our D6 Math Instructional Framework, adapted from the work of both Laney Sammons (Guided Math) and Jennifer Lempp (Math Workshop), is designed to provide this type of high quality instructional setting for ALL our students.

Framework of Instruction for Tier 1 Mathematics

2021-2022 RTI Math Guidelines