Monday, August 4, 2014

AT apps for fact fluency


While teachers recognize and value the process of learning, it is imperative that students build foundational knowledge and automatic memory recall skills in order to solve higher level and abstract thought problems. Students that do not have fact fluency will get caught up in solving this first step, while unable to focus on the higher level thinking aspects. Fact fluency can be tough, but fortunately there are several applications that can help promote learning fact fluency for students in an engaging manner. Below are several resources to help promote automaticity of math facts. 

Application:
Details:
FASTT Math 

(Fluency and Automaticity through Systematic Teaching with Technology)
-Assesses accuracy
-customizable
-strengthen memorization
Timez Attack (Big Brainz)
-Focuses on multiplication facts only
-High quality graphics
The ArithmAttack 
-basic math facts
-addition, subtraction, multiplication and division 
- customizable by user
Arcademic Skill Builder
-math games
-promotes automaticity
-multiple player option
-multiple means of expression through use of clickers, buttons, mouse pad or keyboard

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