Closing the Distance: Grade 2 Mathematics
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Each selected-response item or performance tasks is labeled with the content student expectation. What is in a lesson found in Closing the Distance? vii
Each selected-response item or performance tasks is labeled with the content student expectation. What is in a lesson found in Closing the Distance? vii
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Additional materials may be needed to complement the student pages. Key ideas and concepts to listen for as students complete each phase are listed. What is in a lesson found in Closing the Distance? Key vocabulary terms are identified for each phase. Complete directions are included on each student page. Additional directions are provided for teacher-facilitated aspects of an activity. vi The explain phase includes debriefing questions to guide class discussion for key understandings and skills found in the activities.
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Small-group intervention suggestions are provided for the Explore and the Elaborate phases. Each intervention provides instructions on how to make the mathematics more explicit for students struggling with the content within the lesson. What is in a lesson found in Closing the Distance? viii