EXT K-2 Sampler

Extensions 2ndEdition Overview K–2 2 Extensions 2ndEdition is a condensedgrade levelmathprogramdesigned to teach the underlying conceptsof essential standards for gradesK-6. Thegoalsof theprogramare to continue themore than30yearsof success MathTeachersPress/MovingwithMath® hashad closing the achievement gap for theunderpreparedand toextend this success to include standardshavinggreater rigor suchas TEKSandCCSS. The coreof theprogram is awell-organized LearningManagement Systemof Assessment and Instruction linked toobjectives. This system incorporates the four essential elementsof RTI: • Universal Screening (Pre-, Benchmark, andPost-Tests) • DecisionMaking reports for RTI Tiers • Explicit InstructionUsingManipulativeswithin theConcrete–Representational–Abstract (C–R–A) Process • ProgressMonitoring Theobjectives embrace theNational Council of TeachersofMathematics (NCTM) curriculumguidelines, the Texas Essential KnowledgeandSkills (TEKS) andhas a100% correlation to theContent andPracticeStandards of CommonCore (CCSS), andCCSS-California (CCSS-CA). Screeningassessments areavailablepaper-pencil or web-based. The reportsmake it easy tomakedecisions for RTI tiers. Informal assessments suchas Journal Prompts, Sum ItUps, and conceptual test questionsprepare students for successwithSmarter BalancedandPARCCassessments. Explicit instruction inevery lesson isbasedonusing truemanipulativeswithin theC–R–Aprocess. Instruction begins at the CONCRETE stagewithhands-onactivitiesusingTRUEmanipulatives, proceeds to the student page showingpictures at the REPRESENTATIONAL stageand then towords andnumbers at the ABSTRACT stage. Progressmonitoring tools includeDailyReviews andCheckPoints for groupsof 5 lessons andquestions such as Journal Prompts toevaluate conceptual understanding. All best practices recommendedby theWhatWorks Clearinghouseare integrated throughout the curriculum. Teacher Support Teachers receiveprofessional development everyday as theyguide instructionusing the lightly scripted lessonplanswith the students. A calendar for every lessonorganizes andprepares the teachers for suc- cess. Assessmentsprovidedecisionmakingdata to differentiate instruction for RTI. FlexibleUse Theprogrammaybeused for RTI intervention in extendeddayandextendedyear settings. Itmay alsobeusedas a supplementary resource toprovide conceptual understanding ina coreprogram. It is theonlyK–6 supplemental programapprovedby the CaliforniaDepartment of Educationasmeetingall CCSS-CA standards. ProvenResults An independent studydocumented statistically significant achievement gainswith theBasic and BelowBasic students showing thegreatest gains. Volume10of StudentAchievementGains further documentsdistrict gains throughout theUnited States, includingSpecial Needs andELL students. (Seeback cover.)