# Teaching Math in Middle School

Using MTSS to Meet All Students’ Needs

Authors: [Leanne R. Ketterlin-Geller, Ph.D.](https://products.brookespublishing.com/cw_Contributorinfo.aspx?ContribID=179521&Name=Leanne+Ketterlin-Geller,Ph.D.), [Sarah R. Powell, Ph.D.](https://products.brookespublishing.com/cw_Contributorinfo.aspx?ContribID=180099&Name=Sarah+Powell,Ph.D.), [David J. Chard, Ph.D.](https://products.brookespublishing.com/cw_Contributorinfo.aspx?ContribID=179522&Name=David+Chard,Ph.D.), [Lindsey Perry, Ph.D.](https://products.brookespublishing.com/cw_Contributorinfo.aspx?ContribID=180100&Name=Lindsey+Perry,Ph.D.)

An essential guide for in-service educators—and an important resource for teachers in training—this book gives you the in-depth knowledge and practical tools you need to support every student's success in middle school math.

**DISCOVER HOW TO:**

- **Implement MTSS to benefit all students.** Develop and use tiered supports across your whole school, promote collaboration between general and special educators, and troubleshoot your MTSS.
- **Build foundational numeracy skills.** Help your students strengthen the three pillars of numeracy that build algebraic proficiency.
- **Design and deliver effective math instruction.** Use today's recommended practices to teach all students, and develop Tier 2 and Tier 3 interventions that really help struggling learners.
- **Choose and use effective supports.** Distinguish between differentiation, accommodation, and modification, and learn when and how to use them.
- **Use data to make decisions.** Learn how to select and use screeners, diagnostic assessments, progress monitoring tools, and summative assessments—and use results to shape instruction.

**PRACTICAL MATERIALS:** More than a dozen downloadable forms help you plan for MTSS and implement what you learned from the book, vignettes and sample problems model best practices, and interviews with real-life educators brim with valuable advice on implementing MTSS in math education.

## Reviews

Paul Riccomini, The Pennsylvania State University - June 24, 2019

" _As a researcher and national consultant focused on supporting struggling students in mathematics, I support the principles and recommendations outlined in this book. This is a valuable resource for middle school leadership teams._"

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- more than a dozen downloadable forms and school readiness checklists to help you plan for and implement MTSS

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