New Reviews: American Learning Labs' Getting Ready for Algebra
Updated: 7 days ago
American Learning Labs’ Getting Ready for Algebra is a supplemental print resource to help students in grade 6 prepare for algebra. Content is presented in two self-directed study workbooks that focus on teaching problem-solving skills using clear examples and practice problems.
Book One addresses real numbers, prime factorization, fractions, decimals, scientific notation, order of operations, area, and perimeter.
Book Two addresses operations with positive and negative numbers, absolute value, constants and variables, and solving equations. Learning List has completed reviews of both resources.
In each workbook, instruction emphasizes the role of practice in developing students’ fluency with concepts. New material is introduced through brief explanations written in simple language, followed by example problems with step-by-step solutions.
After each example, students are presented with similar “Try It” problems and sets of practice problems. A “Stop and Check” icon cues students to check their work using the step-by-step solutions provided in the solutions manual. Test packets are sold separately and include four alternate test forms for each workbook’s chapters.
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