Pre-requisite+Skills

=Resources for determining what pre-requisite skills might be missing=

Pre-Assessment a wiki where teachers share different strategies and tools that can be used as pre-assessments

[|Math Diagnostic Test] for whole numbers test, decimals test, fractions test, metric system test

[|NWEA] " Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA) is a not-for-profit organization committed to helping school districts throughout the nation improve learning for all students. NWEA partners with more than 2,200 school districts representing more than three million students. As a result of NWEA tests, educators can make informed decisions to promote your child’s academic growth." The NWEA assessment is being used by many districts to help teachers and parents know what students know and don't know.

[|Smarter Balance Assessment Consortium] "The SMARTER Balanced Assessment Consortium is working to develop a high-quality assessment system that helps all students succeed in college and careers. These states share a commitment to develop a next generation assessment system aligned to the [|Common Core State Standards]."

= Resources for helping to fill in the missing pre-requisite skills = (some may be appropriate for content but not for age (it might be too "little kid"-ish), but you can still benefit from the strategies or approaches and modify)

http://www.aaamath.com "AAA Math features a comprehensive set of interactive arithmetic lessons. Unlimited practice is available on each topic which allows thorough mastery of the concepts. A wide range of lessons (Kindergarten through Eighth grade level) enables learning or review to occur at each individual's current level. The AAAMath.com site contains thousands of pages of Math Lessons."

http://www.coolmath.com Interactive math games "Coolmath has existed since the spring of 1997 and has grown to be THE most popular destination for math education (and fun) in the world. Coolmath was designed for the frustrated, the confused, the bored students of the world who hate math. Coolmath was designed for the students who just need to get through this stuff so they can reach their other academic goals. Coolmath was designed for the math geeks of the world who love math and want more, more, more!(And, no, we will NOT translate Coolmath into Klingon for you so, please, quit asking.)"

http://www.funbrain.com Great site for kids "Since 1997, kids, teachers, librarians, and parents have enthusiastically turned to Funbrain for its free educational games, online books, and comics. Funbrain, created for kids ages preschool through grade 8, offers more than 100 fun, interactive games that develop skills in math, reading, and literacy."

http://www.aplusmath.com A+ Math: "This web site was developed to help students improve their math skills interactively. Visit our game room and play exciting games like Matho and Hidden Picture...Test your math skills with our Flashcards! Try out the Math Word Find puzzle. Create and print your own set of flashcards online using the Flashcard Creator! See the Worksheets section, where you can print worksheets to practice offline. Try the Homework Helper to check your homework solutions."

http://mathforum.org/dr.math/ Ask Dr. Math

http://www.fwend.com/tangram.htm Interactive tangrams (one of many such sites; do a search and see what you can find that you like even better than this one)

http://www.mathleague.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=64&Itemid=67 Math League help topics. The purpose of Math League is "building student interest and confidence in mathematics through solving worthwhile problems." This is their help reference page for the topics that come up in their problems. Check out the rest of the site as well.

=Research and other resources= [|Scientific American article "Fractions: Where It All Goes Wrong]" takes a look at inherent and cultural factors that contribute to low understanding of fractions in adults.