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.

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.

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. 

Transition Mathematics

Commercial Program
Operations, Decimals, Measurement & Data, Algebra, Geometry, Problem Solving
Tier I,II
7th—12th

Transition Mathematics is a one-year mathematics curriculum focusing on applied arithmetic, pre-algebra, and pre-geometry skills. It also addresses word problems, types of numbers, contexts for problems and aims to promote mathematical reading skills.

Algebra, Geometry, Problem Solving
Tier II,III
7th—12th

University of Chicago School Mathematics Project (UCSMP) is a core mathematics curriculum.  The curriculum has a focus on problem solving, real-world applications, and the use of technology. The curriculum has a student-centered approach with a focus on active learning that incorporates reading and uses a flexible lesson organization.

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