Scholastic Publishing on need for basic math facts

Here’s a good article on math fluency from Scholastic.com. There are some cites below the article to additional research that may be worth looking into, if anyone wants more insight into this topic.

It’s brain science showing Investigations is the wrong approach. A good straight forward read on the importance of fluency (the ability to calculate).

If you want the highest quality math for the children of Pelham, click here to see and sign the petition to replace “Investigations.” For copy-and-paste fans, here’s the url:

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/pelhammath/

This also appears on PelhamMath.com.