Fluency Without Fear

All students have the same capacity to memorize math facts.

Number Talks do NOT improve student fluency.

Students should learn procedures first and then practice to get good at math.

Students who experience math anxiety can become unable to recall facts.

Research has concluded that low achieving students know less.

Highest math achievers focus on big ideas and connections.

Timed tests causes fear and anxiety for many students.

Memorizing multiplication tables allow students to better understand more complex functions.

Fluency is the ability to compose and decompose numbers to be efficient in problem solving.

Quick recall of math facts is a good indicator of intelligence.