Determining the starting point for instruction
The teacher has gained initial information about the students’ knowledge, skills and understanding in the Number Strand (Substrand: Multiplication and Division) from their Year 5 reports.
The students were recently assessed to determine their achievement in relation to Stage 2 and Stage 3 outcomes in the Multiplication and Division Substrand, and the starting point for instruction.
The assessment has indicated to the teacher that Robert can:- describe multiplication as finding the product of two or more numbers
- recall multiplication facts fluently for 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 10 times tables
- understand place-value concepts (ones, tens, hundreds, thousands, and trading)
- use mental strategies to multiply a two-digit number by a one-digit number
- use a formal written algorithm, applying place value, to solve addition and subtraction problems involving two-, three- and four-digit numbers (when provided with grid paper).