27 - Dr. Corey Peltier on what teachers need to know about the science of math

Knowledge for Teachers

In this episode, Brendan Lee speaks with Dr. Corey Peltier who is an Assistant Professor of Special Education in the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Oklahoma. He also contributes to The Science of Math movement that is focused on disseminating research-informed recommendations to enhance math instruction and outcomes for students and this is the area that is unpacked in this episode.

In this conversation, they look at some of the points from the paper, Myths That Undermine Maths Teaching that he co-authored with Sarah Powell and Elizabeth M. Hughes. He also explains how teachers can use the Instructional Hierarchy to improve student performance, why curriculum-based measurements are useful, how we can build math fact fluency and much more.

Resources mentioned:

• Sarah Powell
• Amanda VanderHeyden
• Robin Codding
• Journal of Behavioral Education
• The ABCs of CBM by Michelle K. Hosp, John L. Hosp, and Kenneth W. Howell.
• Brian Poncy - https://brianponcy.wixsite.com/mind
• Doug and Lynn Fuchs
• Pirate Math - https://www.piratemathequationquest.com/
• Self-Regulate Strategy Development
• National Center on Intensive Intervention - https://intensiveintervention.org/
• Journal of Behavioral Education Special Edition on Instructional Hierarchy - https://www.jstor.org/stable/i40086112
• Benjamin Solomon and Brian Poncy, A review of common rates of improvement when implementing whole-number operation math interventions: https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2020-70602-005

You can connect with Corey:

Twitter: @CoreyJPeltier

Website: coreypeltier.substack.com/

You can connect with Brendan:

Twitter: @learnwithmrlee

Facebook: @learningwithmrlee

Website: learnwithlee.net

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