My students are incredibly talented learners. They all love coming to our math class and love bringing back what they learned with me to their general education classes. Some of my students need a little more support with computation in order to access grade-level story problems and content.
Consistent access to a calculator at home and in school will ensure they get the support they need in order to succeed with grade-level math problems.
Calculators in the elementary grades serve as aids in advancing student understanding without replacing the need for other calculation methods. Calculator use can promote the higher-order thinking and reasoning needed for problem-solving in our information- and technology-based society.
More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
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