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How to Build Automaticity with Math Facts: A Practical Guide (Ep 36)

How to Build Automaticity with Math Facts: A Practical Guide (Ep 36)

Update: 2024-11-08
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This solo episode, hosted by Anna Stokke, provides educators, parents, and students with practical, research-backed methods to develop math fact automaticity. These techniques have been shown to work with a wide range of students across age, skills and settings.  Key techniques discussed include flashcards, cover-copy-compare, taped problems, incremental rehearsal and explicit timing, with detailed instructions for how best to implement each technique.  


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NOTE: The resource page contains resources to help listeners implement the techniques discussed as well as supporting research: http://annastokke.com/ep-36-resources


TIMESTAMPS


00:00 Introduction


01:19 The Importance of math fact automaticity


03:00 Understanding automaticity


06:17 Acquisition stage


06:50 Fluency stage


08:35 What basic facts?


09:06 When should students have math facts mastered?


09:49 Pairing the stimulus with the response


11:13 Using flashcards effectively


13:25 Incremental Rehearsal


15:13 Cover, Copy, Compare Method


17:49 Taped Problems: Beat the Computer


18:57 Should you use games?


20:52 Explicit timing for fluency building


21:14 Why timed practice is essential


22:31 When to introduce timed practice


24:28 Consistency and Daily Practice


25:01 Conclusion and Call to Action


RELEVANT PREVIOUS EPISODES


Ep 30. Math fluency matters with Brian Poncy

https://www.podbean.com/eas/pb-pj6z6-166741e


Ep 29. Math fact crisis with Brian Poncy

https://www.podbean.com/eas/pb-u9y84-165d773


Ep 20. Reading and math: parallels and pitfalls with Matthew Burns

https://www.podbean.com/eas/pb-8aj3f-1508af6



Ep 17. Do timed tests cause math anxiety? with Robin Codding

https://www.podbean.com/eas/pb-9qahp-14aed8a


Ep 3. The Science of Math with Amanda VanDerHeyden

https://www.podbean.com/eas/pb-bksbz-13c732d


EPISODE TRANSCRIPT


https://www.annastokke.com/ep-36-transcript


EPISODE RESOURCES


https://www.annastokke.com/ep-36-resources


MUSIC


Intro and Outro: Coma Media – Catch it

Blue Dot Sessions – Momentary Ease, Betty Dear

Podington Bear – Camp

Scott Holmes – Happy Logo 3


Website: www.annastokke.com


X: @rastokke


LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/anna-stokke-3a1b4c

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How to Build Automaticity with Math Facts: A Practical Guide (Ep 36)

How to Build Automaticity with Math Facts: A Practical Guide (Ep 36)

Anna Stokke