FAST MAth (ESL A)

36 weeks

The purpose of this course is to provide instruction in elementary mathematics skills to ESL students who are functioning two years or more below grade level in mathematics. The course presents the Elementary Mathematics Program of Studies in a condensed format using manipulatives, special materials, and ESL strategies. The course includes number concepts; mental math and estimation; problem solving; operations; measurement; geometry; data analysis, statistics, probability; and fractions. Students may need up to two years to complete the course, but should move to the next course as soon as their math skills warrant.