Summer Speaker Series: CarrollMath

Gayle Lewis, Math Department Head at Carroll, addressed over 30 parents in the third Summer Series presentation. Gayle asked the audience what concerns they have for their children learning math. Parents' concerns included: How much of my child's difficulties in learning math are related to his dyslexia?; How do I support my child's fluency with math facts?; My child has a difficult time with the vocabulary of math--there are so many terms to remember; Timed math tests in my child's public school cause him a lot of anxiety. Can this be improved?

Gayle discussed how many of the challenges of dyslexia have an impact on our students learning math. Collaborating with Dr. David Stevens, a cognitive psychologist, Carroll has redesigned our approach to teaching math. CarrollMath emphasizes developing cognitive strengths in our students' problem solving, discovery of solutions, fluency with math facts, and developing consistency in math vocabulary and math comprehension.The principles of CarrollMath follow the National Council of Teachers of Mathemeatics new Curriculum Focal Points.