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Presenters tell Sherwood SD 88J board about math learning gaps and small-group strategies
Summary
Elementary presenters reported gaps in foundational math concepts and described flexible small-group instruction, cross-grade groupings, and summer interventions to accelerate learning for students who screened below benchmarks.
Presenters told the board that foundational math concepts show persistent gaps across several grades and that teachers have been asking how best to close those gaps. "Math concepts, what some of those fundamentals where there's huge gap for learning," the Presenter said, describing parallels between math gaps and phonics gaps.
To address the gaps, the elementary team described flexible small-group instruction and cross-grade groupings designed to accelerate progress. The Presenter gave examples of group sizes and noted that some students who received targeted interventions moved on to higher-level assignments; board members did not take any formal actions during the discussion.
