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Recommendation How to Implement
Provide explicit vocabulary • Dedicate a portion of regular
instruction (What Works classroom lessons to explicit
Clearinghouse) vocabulary instruction
Teach major topics in algebra that are • Build understanding of major algebra
recommended by the National topics and connections: symbols and
Mathematics Advisory Panel (Doing expressions, linear and quadratic
What Works site) equations, functions, algebra of
polynomials, combinatorics and finite
probability.
Practice the “Five C’s” During One-on- • Foster a sense of control in the student
One Instruction
• Appropriately challenge the student
• Foster curiosity
• Use Socratic methods via leading
o Questions
o Link problem to real-world
problems or those seen in
another context
Build positive relationships with • Respect child for what he/she brings to
students (Batten & Girling-Butcher, the classroom
1981; Cornelius-White, 2007, p.123)
• Show genuine interest in students’
lives/hobbies outside of school
Emphasize student progress over their • Avoid praising students for being
abilities when collaborating with other “smart” or “advanced,” especially In
colleagues as well as when engaging front of other students
with students (Hattie, 2009)
Teach students that intelligence is • Tell them research shows that if they
malleable (Nesbitt, 2009) try harder they will eventually improve
Provide students with spaced over • Use quizzes and fun games for
massed practice (Doing What Works retrieval practice to reduce forgetting
site)
• Teach students how to test and assess
their own knowledge and focus on
study strategies accordingly
o Team teaching/co-teaching
o Character-building interventions
o Praising the student (e.g., “You are a great student!” or “Good job!”)