Connections to Closing the Distance, Grade 5 Mathematics
The fluency practice activities within Integrating Fluency Practice: Grade 5 Mathematics, Volume 1 align to the
content of Closing the Distance, Grade 5 Mathematics. Additionally, the fluency practice activities may be used to
support implementation of the Sample Tutoring Plans for Closing the Distance. These tutoring plans are available at
no additional cost for those who have purchased Closing the Distance. For more information about Closing the
Distance or the Sample Tutoring Plans for Closing the Distance please contact
A strong tutoring program has in place:
(Texas Education Agency, 2021)
References
Hattie, John, and Shirley. Visible Learning: Feedback. New York, NY: Routledge, 2019.
Kanter, Patsy F., and Steve Leinwand. Developing Numerical Fluency: Making Numbers, Facts, and Computation Meaningful.
Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 2018.
Swafford, Jane, Bradford Findell, and Jeremy Kilpatrick. Adding It All up: How Children Learn Mathematics. Washington, DC: National
Academy Press, 2001.
Texas Education Agency. “Texas Tutoring Supports.” Texas Education Agency. Texas Education Agency, August 2, 2022.
https://tea.texas.gov/texas-schools/health-safety-discipline/covid/texas-tutoring-supports.