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Union Elementary teachers report positive early results from Ready Math rollout
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Union Elementary teachers told the RSU 40 School Board that the Ready Math curriculum has boosted daily math talk, student engagement and pacing consistency in fifth and sixth grades, while staff flagged heavier reading demands in younger grades and diagnostic timing as areas to monitor.
Union Elementary teachers reported early successes and some concerns after adopting a new Ready Math curriculum, telling the RSU 40 School Board that the program has improved daily math conversation and made lesson planning more consistent.
Valen Bernaska, who teaches fifth and sixth grades, said the curriculum’s daily slides and low-floor/high-ceiling tasks have increased student participation and vocabulary use: “The math slides are already done for you every single day… So we start every class with our learning target,” Bernaska said. Bernaska described a two-year loop with fifth…
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