A new instructional spotlight from the National Math Improvement Project and the Council of the Great City Schools explores what it takes to build real fluency in math and reading.
We’re proud to share Fluency at Scale: What Math and Literacy Leaders Need to Know, co-authored by our CEO Dr. Carolyne Quintana alongside Dr. Jennifer Bay-Williams (University of Louisville), Hillary Rinaldi (National Math Improvement Project), Carey Swanson (Student Achievement Partners), and Denise Walston (Council of the Great City Schools).
The report explores what fluency really means in math and reading, what it looks like in classrooms that are getting it right, and the system conditions large urban districts need to make it last. It builds on a conversation that began earlier this year, when Dr. Quintana first joined Dr. Bay-Williams and Carey Swanson for a National Math Improvement Project instructional spotlight on fluency, moderated by Hillary Rinaldi.
Fluency is being treated as something in service of comprehension and problem solving, not just as the end goal. The systems that are getting it right aren’t just adopting the research, they’re building in the conditions and the supports to live in every classroom, every day.
-Dr. Carolyne Quintana- CEO, Teaching Matters
Head to the National Math Improvement Project’s site to read the full report and download it. While you’re there, check out their primer, Mathematical Fluency: A Practical Primer, an accessible resource designed to ground educators, leaders, and stakeholders in the essential components of mathematical fluency and why it matters.
Want to learn more? Click below to watch the discussion that helped shape the ideas explored in this report.