Fact fluency is when an addition or subtraction problem can be solved in 3 seconds or less orally, or in 5 seconds or less in writing. Students with fact fluency don’t have to “solve” the problem, they know the answer automatically. In kindergarten and at the beginning of 1st grade, we spend a lot of time supporting number sense development and working at the concrete (combining sets of real objects) and pictorial (making and counting objects in drawings) levels as we teach and practice the concepts of addition and subtraction. Once children have an understanding of these operations, we play many games that provide practice with these skills. After that, that best way to work toward the goal of fact fluency is with frequent, short, but consistent practice with the facts. This can be done with flash cards, websites, apps or any other way that makes practice quick and fun for your child. Research says that when students are not able to automatically recall an answer , they need to be shown the correct answer in order for new learning to occur.
As with literacy skills, children often operate at many different developmental stages and performance levels as they work toward mastery of these skills. The fact fluency benchmarks for the end of each trimester are listed below. .
December- all addition and subtraction facts within 5 and +/-0 and +/-1 facts within 10.
March- same as December AND all combinations that make 10 and all doubles within 10.
June- all addition and subtraction for all facts within 10.
As with literacy skills, children often operate at many different developmental stages and performance levels as they work toward mastery of these skills. The fact fluency benchmarks for the end of each trimester are listed below. .
December- all addition and subtraction facts within 5 and +/-0 and +/-1 facts within 10.
March- same as December AND all combinations that make 10 and all doubles within 10.
June- all addition and subtraction for all facts within 10.