Bridges Blog Archive for September 2011

The September 2011 issue of Teaching Children Mathematics includes an article by Gina Kling entitled, "Fluency with Basic Addition."  Kling notes that the national Common Core State Standards make reference to fluency. She asks, "But what exactly does fluency mean, and how might fluency differ from having instant recall of each and every basic fact?" (p. 81)

Susan Morris recently "retired" from Portland Public Schools where she taught grades 3-5. She now works as a Math/RTI Coach at Forest Park School. She shared this tip while participating in a Grade 4 Bridges Getting Started Workshop: