New teachers struggle in the classroom. We all did. When I started, I expected to be much better at teaching kids, and I was 32 years old...

“My fifth graders can’t do 35 to 40 word problems in 4 hours! How can the State Education Agency expect any 10 year old to finish a math...

Prior to reading this short blog, it is recommended the educator read the October 2nd posted blog entitled: Kinesthetic Vocabulary...

Title 1 elementary students are experiencing difficulty with the most common, high frequency English words, and educators are trying to...

I am of the belief that Title 1 academic education reformation involving high percentages of students classified as economically...

‘Stop-Gap Resources’ are a moniker that I believe accurately describes their function when used in Title 1 schools or with students...

As discussed in an earlier blog, “Manipulatives, Pictorial Representation – then, Paper/Pencil,” arithmetic instructional design and...

Generally speaking, arithmetic instructional design and student learning should always follow a structured process: tactile, pictorial...

Students must memorize certain basic mathematics information. It cannot be avoided. But, elementary teachers must understand what kids...

Time passes quickly. No argument there. I graduated from high school about 35 years ago, and although it does not seem like yesterday,...

If several human beings are involved in a common task and a successful outcome is to follow, positive interactions are of paramount...

A paramount issue in any professional field is identifying key factors that highly influence performance outcomes. In public education,...

God created the Earth in six days and rested on the seventh. While God was resting, the devil created subtraction facts. And, to most...

For all practice purposes, repetition is practice and vice versa; they are synonyms. Mastery of any subject or task requires that we...

A frustrating math moment I remember as a ten year old is decimal numbers and understanding both place value and value of the digits...

Teaching preparation revolves around daily lesson plans – a structured instructional approach to ensure the teacher is ready for the...

I have never met a person in over half a century that has done poorly on a task and felt good about it – absolutely satisfied with the...

This short passage should have a different title than ‘spaced repetition.’ A more appropriate title may be ‘Elusive Obvious in Learning.’...

About 30 years ago, I read a short book called, “The One Minute Manager” by Kenneth Blanchard. I was intrigued at the author’s Shamu...

When your kindergarten and first grade students practice counting by 1’s in your classrooms, how far is far enough? Public and private...