What Is Fluency & My Thoughts On TouchMath

Fact Fluency | 3 comments

Recently, I received an email from a follower asking me about my thoughts on TouchMath®. I hope you’ll stick around while I go off on a little rant about why I hate TouchMath® as I hope to build your math mind as we are on our quest to build the math minds of...

How Children Build Automaticity in Math

Add-Subtract-Place Value, Fact Fluency, Multiplication-Division | 0 comments

A hot topic inside of the Build Math Minds Facebook group is always fact fluency. Recently, Lori posted asking about how children build automaticity in math, and that sparked some heated comments, let’s just say that.  People are very passionate about helping...

Evaluating Elementary Math Resources

Teaching Mathematics | 0 comments

I get asked all the time about my thoughts about a certain math resource or textbook. Now, I don’t have the time to look at, nonetheless use, every textbook or resource that’s out there. So instead of telling you what I think about certain resources, I...

Fast Does Not Mean Fluent

Teaching Mathematics | 0 comments

Explicit Instruction versus Direct Instruction

Teaching Mathematics | 0 comments

There is a lot of talk about using explicit instruction in mathematics, and I think it often gets confused with direct instruction. I’m Christina Tondevold, the recovering traditionalist, and today we’re going to take a look at explicit instruction versus...