
INSTRUCTORS
- Affordable – Not consumable and can be reused year after year
- Adaptable – Great Leaps can be implemented easily as a parent or in an entire school district
- Data Driven – Equal ratio charts are kept to gauge student progress and can be used to predict student progress
- Efficient – Takes about 25 minutes a day broken into 5 minute sessions, five days per week
- Simple – Multi-sensory math without expensive gimmicks
STUDENTS
- Attention Span – Working within a student’s attention span daily yields the best results in learning
- Improved Confidence – Individualized attention and positive reinforcement builds confidence and motivation
- Academic Growth – Mastering basic math facts reduces arithmetic errors in higher and science courses while increasing mathematical creativity
- Behavior – Academic confidence often leads to a decrease in referrals
PROGRAM
- Daily oral and written lessons allow students to work until mastery
- As the student progresses lessons become more difficult
PROCEDURE
- The instructor administers five, five-minute sessions daily
- This includes an Object Lesson, Drawing Lesson, Oral Practice Lesson, Written Fluency Lessons, and a Written Generalization Fluency Lesson
- This program is a holistic approach to teaching basic math facts in a classroom setting through a multi-sensory approach
- Responses and errors are charted after each lesson and data is tracked
PROVEN TEACHING METHODS
- There is immediate correction by the tutor when an error made is reinforcement through coaching
- As the student builds speed and accuracy confidence and motivation increase
EVIDENCE BASED
- Precision teaching assessment methods bring students to master their math facts quickly and effectively
INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTIONS
- Great Leaps programs require an instructor to implement with immediate correction
- One on one instruction ensures the student’s focus and effort where a computer program alone cannot
- Answers are provided for the tutor for immediate correction
Dr. Cecil Mercer’s Math Package
- Addition and Subtraction facts 0-9, Addition and Subtraction Facts 10-18, Multiplication and Division Facts 0-81 complete with corresponding workbooks
- 3 spiral bound teacher books with object drawing and oral lessons
- 3 workbooks with written exercises that can be copied