The Primary Numeracy Assessment System (FREE) is a math intervention curriculum and instructional approach that includes assessments, intervention frameworks, leveled activities, lesson plans, workbooks, curriculum maps, and countless other resources. To learn how to use this free assessment system and free resources please view the online training webinar. There are optional supplemental materials that can be purchased as well. To view the training click on the link below. Please scroll to the bottom of the page for free curriculum resources.
The Primary Numeracy Assessment is a criterion referenced assessment ( US State Standards) that can be used as universal screening assessment. The assessment does much more then just measure the number of correct vs incorrect answers and give you a score. It also measures the level of thinking that the student used to solve each problem . This assessment system is free and part of the Primary Numeracy Intervention Program . For training on how to administer this assessment and use the other components of the program please view the free Primary Numeracy Program Webinar/Training.
After the Primary Numeracy Assessment is administered, the results are recorded on the "Student Progress Monitoring" sheet. The scores for each area are the students baseline data. All of the curriculum decisions will be referenced from the data.
The progress monitoring sheet is the perfect tool for the documentation of classroom interventions or accommodations for special education.
Once the data is recorded then the plotting of skills on the Primary Numeracy Framework is done. The framework is a vertical and horizontal alignment of the essential standards in grades (K-2). This curriculum resource allows teachers to visually see their students strengths and weaknesses. Teachers are then able to sort and specifically target their instruction to the critical skills that are missing.
The Guided Math Lesson Plan enables teachers to create individual or small group lesson plans that are specific to their students needs. The lesson plan makes it very easy to keep track of their students progress and growth. The lesson plan is created with the Leveled Activities Guide.
The Leveled Activities Teachers Guide follows the research based CRA instructional model. The CRA instructional model scaffolds concepts from concrete, to representational, to abstract by using a variety of methods, strategies, and materials. These intervention strategies ensure teachers are using best practices within their math intervention curriculum.
The final step is to instruct and then re-access as needed. As a teacher sees growth in each student, they are able to re-assess at any time so they can continue to document their progress and introduce new concepts.
*The Multiplicative Thinking Assessment (3-5) follows the same steps, but uses a different assessment and framework.
*Fractional Reasoning Program (3-6) follows the same steps, but uses a different assessment and framework.
View this excellent video on using assessment data with the framework to make data based instructional decisions.
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