Intervention Tool Chart :: Math

Looking for an intervention for your students?  The Intervention Tools Chart is designed to be used by educators as a resource to locate interventions, instructional practices, and learning strategies that can be used within an RtI process.  Please note:  the listing of specific tools is not meant as an endorsement by the NYS RtI MS DP or the NYSED.  Rather, it is up to the consumer to research selected tools for evidence of effectiveness.  The chart contains three types of tools that are either free or available for purchase:  commercial programs, instructional practices, and learning strategies.

Title
Component
Tier
Grade

Accelerated Math™

Commercial Program
Number Sense, Counting & Cardinality, Operations, Decimals, Fractions, Place Value, Measurement & Data, Algebra, Geometry, Problem Solving, Statistics
Tier II,III
K—12th

Accelerated Math® is a software tool that provides practice problems for students in grades K–12.  Accelerated Math® creates individualized student assignments, scores the assignments, and generates reports on student progress. This is a supplementary program to be used in conjunction with the math curriculum used in the classroom.  The software is designed to add practice for students and help teachers differentiate instruction through the program’s progress-monitoring data.

Number Sense, Operations, Measurement & Data, Algebra, Geometry
Tier I,II
Pre-K

Building Blocks for Math (SRA Real Math) is a supplemental mathematics curriculum designed to develop preschool children’s early mathematical knowledge.  The program uses activities in individual, small, and large group settings. The program uses a combination of materials (Building Blocks for Math PreK software, manipulatives,  print material). Building Blocks for Math embeds mathematical learning in children’s daily activities (i.e. designated math activities, circle, story time).  The goal of tis being to assist children in relating their informal math knowledge to more formal mathematical concepts.

Cognitive Tutor® Geometry

Commercial Program, Computer Assisted Program
Geometry
Tier II,III
9th—12th

Cognitive Tutor® is a secondary mathematics curriculum with a focus on how students think about and learn mathematics.  In this program, teachers facilitate student learning and guide students through discussions on applied and acquired information.  The curriculum can be implemented using a textbook, adaptive software, or a combination of the two.

Cognitive Tutor® Integrated Math

Commercial Program, Computer Assisted Program
Algebra, Geometry, Problem Solving, Statistics
Tier II,III
9th—12th

Cognitive Tutor® Integrated Math is a secondary mathematics curriculum with a focus on how students think about and learn mathematics.  In this program, teachers facilitate student learning and guide students through discussions on applied and acquired information.  The curriculum can be implemented using a textbook, adaptive software, or a combination of the two.

Cognitive Tutor® Middle School Math

Commercial Program, Computer Assisted Program
Algebra, Geometry, Problem Solving, Statistics
Tier II,III
9th—12th

Cognitive Tutor ® Middle School Math is a secondary mathematics curriculum with a focus on how students think about and learn mathematics.  In this program, teachers facilitate student learning and guide students through discussions on applied and acquired information.  The curriculum can be implemented using a textbook, adaptive software, or a combination of the two.

Number Sense, Operations, Measurement & Data, Algebra, Geometry, Problem Solving, Statistics
6th—8th

Connected Mathematics Project (CMP) is a math curriculum for students in grades 6–8. It uses interactive problems and everyday situations to explore mathematical ideas, with a goal of fostering a problem-centered, inquiry-based learning environment.

Dreambox Learning

Commercial Program
Number Sense, Counting & Cardinality, Operations, Decimals, Fractions, Place Value, Measurement & Data, Algebra, Geometry, Problem Solving
Tier II,III
K—8th

DreamBox Learning, available in English and Spanish, is a supplemental online mathematics program that provides adaptive instruction for students in grades K–5 and focuses on number and operations, place value, and number sense.

The program aims to individualize instruction for each student through the adaptive nature of the program - it is intended to match each student’s level of comprehension and learning preferences. The curriculum is based on the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) standards.

Houghton Mifflin Mathematics

Commercial Program
Number Sense, Counting & Cardinality, Operations, Decimals, Fractions, Place Value, Measurement & Data, Algebra, Geometry, Problem Solving, Statistics
Tier I
K—6th

Houghton Mifflin Mathematics is a core curriculum designed for students in grades K-6. The program emphasizes the five content strands and processes recommended by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Standards. At each grade level the program focuses on basic skills development, problem solving, and vocabulary expansion to help students master key math concepts. The program incorporates assessments—including lesson-level interventions to meet the needs of all learners—to monitor students’ progress. Students practice daily math lessons through instructional software, enrichment worksheets, manipulatives, and workbooks in addition to student textbooks. 

Pre-K Mathematics

Commercial Program
Number Sense, Counting & Cardinality, Operations, Measurement & Data, Geometry
Tier II,III
Pre-K

Pre-K Mathematics is a supplemental mathematics curriculum.  It is designed to develop  informal mathematical knowledge and skills of preschool children.  The program makes used of  teacher- guided, small-group activities with concrete manipulatives.  The program also includes DLM Early Childhood Express Math software with math-based activities to reinforce math concepts taught in the classroom.

Saxon Math

Commercial Program
Number Sense, Counting & Cardinality, Operations, Decimals, Fractions, Place Value, Measurement & Data, Algebra, Geometry, Problem Solving, Statistics
Tier II,III
Pre-K—12th

Saxon Math is a curriculum for students in grades K–12. In this program, students practice concepts on a daily basis.  New concepts are developed, reviewed, and practiced cumulatively rather than in discrete chapters or units. 

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