1:1 Intensive Math Fact Fluency Tutoring | Addition & Subtraction
Leroy Smith
In this ongoing class, students who struggle with recalling their addition and subtraction facts will learn strategies to recall these facts with ease and excellence.
Class Experience
US Grade Pre-Kindergarten - 5
Beginner - Intermediate Level
Are you tired of seeing your learner struggle with mental math? Have you considered they are suffering from math anxiety? It's a huge barrier for thousands of students especially students with special needs. They don't have to suffer if we put things in place for them to become successful while having fun. A huge source of math anxiety is not performing math skills quickly. Solving problems quickly and accurately involves math fact fluency. Math fact fluency "frees up brainpower or...
To ensure effective tutoring, the teacher suggests meeting 2x per week. Book additional recurring meetings after the initial purchase.
This class is taught in English.
-Students will recall addition and subtraction facts quickly and accurately. -Students will identify and analyze the relationship between addition and subtraction.
-Bachelor Degree: Vocal Music from Gettysburg College (2012) -Master Degree: Elementary Education (Grades 1-6) Lesley University (2014) -Master Degree: Special Education (PreK-12) Lesley University (2014) -Fellowship: Mathematics, Multiliteracies, and the Mind Institute (M3I) Georgetown University (2019) -Certified Elementary and Special Education Teacher in Washington D.C. and Maryland -10+ years as a Highly Effective and Certified Elementary and Special Education Teacher -2 years as a adjunct music professor and director of a musical ensemble at Hood College -4 years teaching emergent bilingual students, with disabilities, at a dual language school -2 years as a virtual mathematics tutor for students with learning challenges and disabilities -10+ years as a culturally responsive and inclusive educator for students from all backgrounds -Registered Special Education Advocate with the Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates
Homework Offered
Assessments Offered
Students' progress will be monitored using the Xtra Math platform with periodic quizzes. You will receive weekly messages about your students' progress via the message feature. You will receive access to additional resources to practice your learner's math facts at home.Grades Offered
Scratch Paper ($1.00) Pencils ($1.00) Counters/Manipulatives ($5.00-$10.00) *You can use beans as a more affordable option
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Xtra Math is a free math fact fluency website that will provide your learner with frequent math fact practice online. The activities are timed to increase students' math fact fluency. The tutor will have access to student reports on their performance on the platform. Google Classroom will house all games/activities students will use throughout the class.
The scope and sequence of the lessons will follow Dr. Nicki Newton's math fact fluency sequence of math facts which you can find here: https://mathrunningrecords.com/research Additionally, some of Dr. Nicki Newton's math fact fluency games will be used during sessions. Parents/caregivers can print the games when they are sent in Google Classroom.
Meet the teacher
Welcome! My name is Leroy Smith. I teach intensive tutoring and group classes to support learners who struggle in reading, writing, and mathematics s. I incorporate evidence-based interventions and strategies to drastically increase the...
1-on-1 Tutoring
$40
per sessionMeets on demand
30 min
Live video meetings
Ages 5-11