Strategies to Achieve Mathematics Success Stams Series E
Curriculum Associates
Paperback
(Curriculum Associates, Jan. 1, 2011)
STAMS is ideal for students who need extra support to meet grade-level math requirements. All key skills and concepts covered in the STAMS Series align to NCTM Focal Points and Connections. Lesson topics have been carefully sequenced so students move from basic skills to more complex content. Topics include: ?Place Value ?Addition and Subtraction ?Multiplication ?Division ?Fractions ?Decimals ?Ratios ?Proportional Relationships ?Expressions ?Equations ?Plane Geometry ?Linear Measurement ?Area ?Surface Area ?Volume ?Graphs Student Books provide highly scaffolded and visually appealing lessons designed specifically to support struggling students. All skills and concepts in each grade level of STAMS align to NCTM Focal Points and Connections and have been identified as the most important math skills students need to master to move on to the next grade level. ?Five-part lessons provide focus and depth on each topic ?As students move through each five-part lesson, support is gradually removed to build student independence ?At each stage of the lesson, students become more accountable for their learning ?Students solve increasingly challenging problems as they move through each lesson ?Each lesson includes instruction and practice in answering multiple-choice, extended-response, and short-response questions