Math Program
SCHOOL-BASED MATH INTERVENTION PROGRAM
Only one in three Appalachian Kentucky elementary students are proficient in math.
Math literacy rates among elementary and middle school students are at the lowest levels in three decades. The importance of mathematics education goes much beyond the current conversation of improved proficiency on test scores.
A solid foundation in mathematics and science develops and hones the skills of posing hypotheses, designing experiments and controls, analyzing data, recognizing patterns, seeking evidence, conclusions and proof, solving problems and seeking absolutes, while being open to new information. Studying mathematics not only will develop more engineers and scientists, but also produce more citizens who can learn and think creatively and critically, no matter their career fields.
Our tutors are located at partner school sites across Floyd, Knott, and Perry Counties and provide daily, no-cost intervention services to children below grade-level math proficiency. To see if your child may qualify, contact our office or your school. If your school isn’t currently part of our math intervention program, you can encourage administration to contact us and your child can still take part in after-school or summer tutoring offerings offered in person and virtually.
AmeriCorps members (or tutors) work daily for 30 minutes in a small group with K-8 students at the same level with matching intervention needs. Each tutoring session is based on the Orton-Gillingham multi-sensory approach.
The essential curricular content and instructional practices that characterize Orton-Gillingham are derived from two sources: first from a body of time-tested knowledge and practice that has been validated over the past 80 years, and second from scientific evidence about how individuals learn and which instructional practices are best suited for teaching such individuals with an array of learning differences.
The Program is funded under the National and Community Service Act and Serve America Act, supported by the Kentucky State Service Commission.
