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Barry Garelick's avatar

I will have a book out around October called "Traditional Math" that shows what explicit instruction looks like in the classroom from K-8. It dispels many of the myths described in the above mentioned research paper; i.e., traditionally taught math does teach understanding--it just doesn't obsess over it to the extent that it holds up students' progress when they are ready to move on.

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Rebecca Birch's avatar

I will keep an eye out for it, Barry!

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Barry Garelick's avatar

Thanks. Draft chapters were posted on my Substack account if you want some sneak peeks. But be aware, there are math errors in some of the chapters. I will announce the availability of the book at this account. Feel free to subscribe: https://barrygarelick.substack.com/

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