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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Math teacher:

It's kind of both. I preteach remedial skills necessary to access grade level skills. 
 [b]Suppose next week's lesson is solving multistep equations in algebra 1[/b]. Then with my double block kids, I'm spending this week reviewing 1 and 2 step equations, the distributive property, and combining like terms (remediation) so that they are ready to hit the ground running with multistep.  In class, they will spend 20 minutes reviewing that, but we will spend 2-3 blocks.

When we are going to hit factoring, I spend 2-3 blocks reviewing multiplying binomials, multiplication facts, and exponent laws so that when factoring is introduced they can keep up with the class.

This is not AAP though. If this level of support is needed in AAP, the student is severely misplaced.

It makes zero sense to dive into material that they don't have the foundational knowledge to access.[/quote]
In your class, before you introduced the [b]new lesson[/b] in solving multistep equations, would a remedial bound student benefit from getting a prelesson in that topic, so that your class is not the first time they encounter that new topic?  Many "successful students" in your class who attend outside enrichment centers appear to be benefiting from that sort of pre-learning.    [/quote]

Award winning math teacher here… Pre-teaching is how my poorest performing students achieved on grade level. During our intervention block I previewed the upcoming lessons. The result was a boost in performance and in confidence.  They actually participated in class because they had less of the cognitive lift needed to access the content.[/quote]

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