Fluency Doesn’t Just Happen - An Interview with Ann Elise Record

Today we speak with Ann Elise Record. Ann Elise is a seasoned educator with a career spanning over two decades of elementary classroom experience. These days she’s a K-5 math coach who works with districts on developing strategies to increase students’ fact fluency as well as how to use manipulatives in the classroom. 

Stick around as we’ll discuss effective strategies to help children build their fact fluency; how to help students with the progression from additive thinking to multiplicative thinking; and, how can we help students with concepts that hold them back from their learning. 

You’ll Learn: 

• Effective strategies to help children build their fact fluency; 
• How to help students with the progression from additive thinking to multiplicative thinking; and, 
• How can we help students with concepts that hold them back from their learning. 

Resources: 

Running Record Facebook group. 

Learningtrajectories.org

www.mathrunningrecords.com

Anneliserecord.com

Elementary Math with Ann Elise Facebook Group 

The Acquisition of Addition and Subtraction Concepts in Grades One through Three

Padlet for the Math Running Records group with fluency resources is www.tinyurl.com/MathRR

Padlet specifically for parents (which includes a link to Math Before Bed!) is www.tinyurl.com/RecordParents

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