Gain Insights to Build Your Own Math Implementation Plan
Top Reasons Students Struggle in Elementary Math and What to Do About It
Year after year, many students struggle with elementary math concepts. Research shows that there are specific, targeted ways to help.
In this on-demand webinar, Jen Hunt and Laura Nelson present the most common reasons students are not ready to access grade-level material and offer research-based solutions to address those challenges within the school day.
By the end of the webinar, you will be able to
- describe reasons students aren't accessing their grade-level materials.
- identify effective strategies for building conceptual understanding of foundational math skills.
- consider the roles positivity, identity, and self-confidence play in math achievement.
- create requirements for a K–5 intervention plan that works for your school or district.
You will also see a brief introduction to Kickstart Math Intervention, a hands-on small-group intervention program that presenters Jen Hunt and Laura Nelson co-developed for targeted K–5 number sense, place value and operations, and fractions skills.
About the Presenters
Jen Hunt, Lead Math Specialist at New Math Minds
As Lead Math Specialist for New Math Minds, Jen Hunt works in schools across the U.S. to approach math education through the lens of child development and brain research. Formerly an elementary classroom teacher, Jen specializes in small-group math instruction, number sense, primary interventions, maximizing engagement for efficiency, and reflective practice. She developed Kickstart: Counting and Number Sense; Kickstart: Operations; and Kickstart: Fractions in response to needs she saw while working with teachers in over 100 school districts throughout the Northwest.
Laura Nelson, Lead Math Specialist at MathwaysNW
Laura Nelson has been a full-time math consultant since 2014, supporting elementary educators in all aspects of math instruction. Laura combines decades of elementary teaching experience with a background in advertising and visual design to help educators bridge the art of teaching with research-based strategies that make math concepts visible, accessible, and engaging for students. She is co-author of Kickstart: Counting and Number Sense; Kickstart: Operations; and Kickstart: Fractions.