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 Assessing Math Concepts |  AMC Anywhere |  Developing Number Concepts | |
| The AMC assessments are the only formative math assessment for grades TK-2+ that accurately uncover students' knowledge of key math concepts. They go beyond "getting the right answers" to reveal students' true understanding. AMC determines the level of thinking each student has reached. Teachers use this level to guide instruction so that the student is working at the most appropriate level for maximum growth and understanding. AMC will ensure students understand the mathematical concepts they need to know in elementary school to be successful in middle school math and beyond. | The online version of AMC simplifies data collection and summarizes results for the teachers. Teachers enter responses and observations from a one-on-one student interview directly into a computer with Internet access. Clear, on-screen prompts in English and Spanish, ensure teachers accurately reflect students' understanding of the concept being assessed. Assessments results are correlated to specific instructional activities from Developing Number Concepts (DNC) by Kathy Richardson. | These books present a complete number curriculum for kindergarten through third grade classrooms. They are clearly written and each book provides simple but meaningful activities which give students repeated math experiences. These books present an approach based on years of research by the author on how children learn. They are a must for K-3 teachers of mathematics to meet the needs of all their students. | |
 Small Group Intervention Task Kit |  Pre-K Resources |  Number Talks | |
| These 64 Small Group Intervention Tasks provide instruction and practice for K-5th grade students who need additional support. Designed to accelerate learning, they target 8 core concepts of: Counting & Cardinality Comparing Addition and Subtraction to 10 Addition and Subtraction to 20 Place Value 2-Digit Addition and Subtraction Multiplication Division | These books focuses Pre-K teachers on how to create a positive environment that supports the learning of mathematics. They will gain knowledge of how mathematical ideas in a Pre-K environment are investigated through play, active participation, and intentional learning tasks and will learn to utilize questioning techniques to promote mathematical thinking. Readers will learn to provide appropriate experiences that encourage mathematical development and understanding and allow them to differentiate instruction to meet the range of needs in their classroom. | Number Talks were created by Kathy Richardson and Ruth Parker in the early 1990s to engage students in meaningful mathematical discourse and sense-making as well as transform the culture of the classroom to one of inquiry and curiosity. Number Talks are an approach to developing facility with computation that engages children in thinking about numbers and allows them to add, subtract, multiply and divide using the mathematics that is meaningful to them, rather than following procedures that are not. | |
 Professional Development Resources |  Understanding Number 3-5 | ||
| A "must-have" book for every educator wanting to know how young children develop an understanding of number concepts. Through her years of research and extensive work with young children, Richardson has identified the stages, or Critical Learning Phases, children go through as they develop mathematical understanding. This important resource will help all math educators understand how children make sense of numbers and what mathematics they are ready to learn at each phase of development. | The Understanding Numbers series are sets of stations that provide students with the meaningful practice necessary for developing an understanding of the underlying structure of numbers, number relationships and operations. The mathematics presented in the stations is foundational and crucial for developing computational fluency. These foundational concepts also provide the basis for students' understanding of the mathematics they will encounter in the future. Each set of stations presents a variety of activities focusing on Place Value, Addition & Subtraction, and Understanding Decimals. The tasks are designed to meet a range of needs allowing all students to work at their own level. These stations should be experienced over and over again until students have developed proficiency with the tasks. Most students will benefit from working with the appropriate set of stations for several weeks. | ||