{"id":549609,"date":"2022-12-28T11:33:06","date_gmt":"2022-12-28T15:33:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.nicolethemathlady.com\/heres-how-to-close-the-math-gaps-starting-today\/"},"modified":"2022-12-28T11:33:06","modified_gmt":"2022-12-28T15:33:06","slug":"heres-how-to-close-the-math-gaps-starting-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.nicolethemathlady.com\/heres-how-to-close-the-math-gaps-starting-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Here’s how to Close Math Gaps…starting today!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I get asked all the time,  \u201cHow do I close math gaps?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The answer is you’ve got to work on it a little at a time.  Although we’re in that period of time between the end of the holiday festivities and the start of the New Year, this is the perfect time to start. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSeriously Nicole, you make your kiddo do math over the holiday break?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well\u2026yes\u2026sorta\u2026but just a little.  We\u2019re going to do a few short drills each day to keep math fresh (because you know, starting from scratch after the holiday is gonna be a disaster.  It will be like my son forgot everything we learned all year long.)  So I\u2019m going to figure out where the gaps are and start to close them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNicole\u2026but I need a break too.  What if I don\u2019t want to do this during the holiday break?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s fine.  Start it in January.  But if your kiddo is showing signs of math gaps, now is the time to catch it BEFORE it becomes a real problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Here\u2019s what I\u2019m doing:<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
  1. I\u2019m <\/span>looking at his last week or two of online grading reports<\/span><\/strong> and seeing which problems he got incorrect.  (If you want to follow along, log in and go to <\/strong>Student Reports.<\/strong> <\/span> If you don\u2019t have online grading, look back at what your student did on paper and look for the trends there\u2026.then go sign up for online grading.  It will seriously change your life!)<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    2. For each incorrect problem, I\u2019<\/span><\/strong>m writing down the concept the problem was testing.<\/strong><\/span>  Another way to do this is to look at the little number that\u2019s written in parentheses under the mixed practice problem number.  That tells you the lesson it came from.  Here are the topics I found we need to work on:<\/p>\n\n\n\n