Contents (Tentative)
Foreword
Acknowledgment
Introduction
Acceleration Is Not Remediation
Phrases We Need to Know
1. Research on Acceleration
What Is Acceleration? What Is the Shift?
Why Do We Accelerate?
What Are the Benefits of Accelerating?
How Do We Accelerate?
Summary
2. Unpacking Prior Knowledge: Assessment as the Key to Acceleration
The Importance of Prior Knowledge
What Prior Knowledge Should Be Prioritized?
Trickiness of Prior Knowledge
The Role of Prior Knowledge in Accelerating Math
Explicitly Tapping into Prior Knowledge
Activating Prior Knowledge Posters
Metacognition
Graphic Organizers to Tap into Prior Knowledge
Schema/Prior Knowledge Maps
Summary
3. Acceleration and the Teaching of Math Vocabulary
Directly Teaching the Vocabulary
Practicing the Vocabulary
Weaving the Vocabulary Throughout the Lesson
Summary
4. Acceleration Lesson Plan Format
Instruction Plan
Assessment Plan
Progress Monitoring
Keeping Track Throughout the Lesson
Planning Checklists
Reflecting on the Acceleration Process
Summary
5. Acceleration and Pedagogy
Eight Recommendations for Mathematical Intervention
Explicit and Systematic Instruction
Math Intervention Lesson
Distributed and Deliberate Practice
Visualization
Manipulatives
Diagrams and Graphic Organizers
Visuals for Word Problems
Number Paths and Number Lines
Graphic Organizers
Visual Displays
Choosing the Best Graphic Organizers
Word Problems
Fluency
Math Think Alouds
Emergent Bilinguals
Building Mathematical Proficiency
Math Practices and Processes
Professional Development
Summary
6. Acceleration: A Primary Classroom Example
Jamal
A Week of Scaffolding the Bridging 10 Strategy
Tracking a 1-Week Acceleration Cycle
A Week of Acceleration
Evaluating the Acceleration Cycle
Supporting the Acceleration Cycle
Summary
7. Acceleration: An Upper Elementary Example
Lucy
Two Weeks of Scaffolding Division: Big Division Ideas
Tracking a Two-Week Acceleration Cycle
8. Acceleration: A Middle School Example
Mario
Learning Trajectory of Division
Two Weeks of Scaffolding Fraction Division: Big Fraction Ideas
Tracking a Two-Week Acceleration Cycle
Prior Knowledge: Trace of Dividing Fractions by Fractions
Lesson 1: Dividing a Whole Number by a Fraction
Lesson 2: Dividing a Whole Number by Any Fraction
Dividing a Unit Fraction by a Whole Number
Dividing a Fraction by a Fraction
Progress Monitoring
Daily Exit Slips
Example of Mapping an Acceleration Cycle
Reflecting on the Acceleration Cycle
Supporting the Acceleration Cycle
Summary
9. Connecting Progress Monitoring, Goal Setting, and Motivation
Progress Monitoring for Acceleration
Goal Setting
Student Goal Setting
High Quality Feedback and Motivation
Motivation and Growth Mindset
Summary
Epilogue. Acceleration in Action: A Classroom Example
Christine King
References
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