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This advisory recommendation has not been approved by the State Instructional Quality Commission

or the State Board of Education.

REVIEW PANEL ADVISORY RECOMMENDATION

2014 MATHEMATICS PRIMARY ADOPTION OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

|Publisher |Series |Grade Level(s) |

|Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |Math in Focus: Singapore Math by Marshall Cavendish ©2015 |K–8 |

Program Summary:

The Mathematics program Math in Focus: Singapore Math by Marshall Cavendish ©2015 is composed of, but not limited to, the following items: Assessment Books; Online Student Digi+; Online Student Edition; Online Student Interactivities; Online Student and Teacher Materials; Student Edition Bundle (SE); Teacher Edition Bundle; Teacher's Guide (TE).

Recommendation:

Math in Focus: Singapore Math by Marshall Cavendish ©2015 is recommended for adoption because it is aligned with the California Common Core State Standards for Mathematics and meets the rest of the evaluation criteria approved by the State Board of Education for this adoption. Edits and corrections required as a condition of adoption are listed under the “Edits and Corrections” section of the report below.

Criteria Category 1: Mathematics Content/Alignment with Standards

The program supports teaching to the California Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, and does cover all of the evaluation criteria in category 1.

The criteria listed below are covered:

Citations:

• Criterion #2: Grade K, .5., Kindergarten A (KA) Part 1/TE–KA

pp. 11–15, 37–43, 44–45, 47–50; Kindergarten B (KB) Part 1/TE–KB

pp. 22–26; KB Part 2 pp. 6–9.

• Criterion #2: Grade 1, 1.NBT.3., TE–1B/SE–1B pp. 204-205, WB 1B

p. 153.

• Criterion #2: Grade 2, 2.OA.2., SE–2A/TE–2A pp. 38–40, 186-188.

• Criterion #2: Grade 3, 3.NBT.1., SE–3A/TE–3A pp. 53–55.

• Criterion #2: Grade 4, 4.NBT.2., SE–4A/TE–4A pp. 5–19, WB–4A

pp. 7–10.

• Criterion #2: Grade 5, 5.NBT.1., SE–5A/TE–5A pp. 5–14, 74–85.

• Criterion #2: Grade 6, 6.RP.3A., SE–C1A/TE–C1A pp. 159–165,

SE–C1B/TE–C1B pp. 62–64.

• Criterion #2: Grade 7, 7.NS.1A., SE–C2A/TE–C2A pp.53–55, 58–59,

63–72, 98–105; Reteach C2A pp.25–33; Extra Practice C2A pp.12–15.

• Criterion #2: Grade 8, 8.EE.7A., SE–C3A/TE–C3A pp. 96–101, 104–107; Extra Practice C3A pp.32–33.

• Criterion #1: Grade 1, SE–1B/TE–1B pp. 30–35.

• Criterion #6a: Grade 3, SE–3A/TE–3A pp. 94–95.

• Criterion #7b: Grade 3, SE–3A/TE–3A pp. 74A–91A, WB–A pp.45–58.

• Criterion #8a: Grade 4, SE–4B/TE–4B pp. 53D–79.

Criteria Category 2: Program Organization

The organization and features of the instructional materials support instruction and learning of the Standards.

Citations:

• Criterion #1: Grade 6, C1A pp.T27–T34; Grade K TE–KA pp. T29–T36.

• Criterion #4: Grade 8, TE–C3A p.128F, Enrichment pp.23–32.

• Criterion #5: Grade 1, TE–1A pp. 13, SE–1A/TE–1A 256–284 Glossary; Grade 5, TE–5A p. 25.

• Criterion #6: Grade 4, Extra Practice 4A pp. 23–30, Reteach 4B

pp. 51–56.

Criteria Category 3: Assessment

The instructional materials contain strategies and tools for continually measuring student achievement. Assessments provide guidance for the teacher in determining whether the student needs additional materials or resources to achieve grade–level standards and conceptual understanding.

Citations:

• Criterion #1: Grade 1, TE–1B pp. 94–95 (Game), p. 129 (Math Journal),

p. 131B (WB: Put On Your Thinking Cap); Grade 1 Practice Workbook B

pp. 83–86; Grade 2, SE–2A/TE–2A p. 48 (Game), p. 56 (Game), p. 74 (Math Journal).

• Criterion #2: Grade 6, SE–C1A/TE–C1A pp. 39–41, 41A; Grade 6 Assessments pp. 1–5.

• Criterion #3: Grade 7, SE/TE–C2A pp. 124–125, 129–131; Assessments C2 pp. 9, 11–13, 17–22.

• Criterion #4: Grade 4, TE–4A pp. 243–244, Assessments pp. 53–55;

Grade 6, Assessments p. 50; Grade 8, C3 Transition Guide p. 26.

Criteria Category 4: Universal Access

Students with special needs are provided access to the same standards–based curriculum that is provided to all students, including both the content standards and the standards for mathematical practice. Instructional materials provide access to the standards–based curriculum for all students, including English learners, advanced learners, students below grade level in mathematical skills, and students with disabilities.

Citations:

• Criterion #1: Grade 3, TE–3A pp. 6–10, 13–17, 105, 120, 122A, 123.

• Criterion #2: Grade 6, TE–C1A pp. 17, 20, 30.

• Criterion #4: Grade 4, TE–4B p.71; Grade 4 Enrichment pp.14–15;

Grade 8, TE–C3A p.128F; Grade 8, Enrichment pp. 23–32.

• Criterion #5: Grade 1, TE–1A p.18; Grade 3, SE–3A p. 53; Grade 5,

TE–5A p. 25.

Criteria Category 5: Instructional Planning

The instructional materials contain a clear road map for teachers to follow when planning instruction.

Citations:

• Criterion #2: Grade 6, TE–C1A pp. T14, 2A, 62A, 218A.

• Criterion #3: Grade 1, TE–1A pp. T14–T19.

• Criterion #6: Grade 3, TE–3A pp. 19A, 52A; Grade 3, Enrichment 3A

pp. 87–98, Reteach 3A pp. 197-218; Extra Practice 3A pp. 161-177.

• Criterion #7: Grade K, TE–KA pp. T8, 45, 65, 107.

• Criterion #11: Grade 8, my., select 8th grade, Book A, select a chapter and section, select go, select parent resources, select videos, podcasts, or family letters.

Criteria Category 6: Teacher Support

The instructional materials are designed to help teachers provide mathematics instruction that ensures opportunities for all students to learn the essential skills and knowledge specified for in the California Common Core State Standards for Mathematics.

Citations:

• Criterion #1: Grade 1, TE–1A pp. T23; TE–1B pp. 5, 12, 18, 21.

• Criterion #2: Grade 4, TE–4A pp. 1A, 9, 13, 202–203, 221–222.

• Criterion #6: Grade 4, TE–4A pp. 39H, p. 44, 81–82;

Reteach 4A pp.29–30.

• Criterion #7: Grade 8, TE–C3B pp. 2C, 48D.

Edits and Corrections:

The following edits and corrections must be made as a condition of adoption.

1. Kindergarten TE-KB p.104: Step 7 “contains a several weeks,” should be “contains several weeks.”

2. Kindergarten TE-KB p.102: “Mrs Moon” should be “Mrs. Moon.”

3. Grade 1, 1A Workbook p. 60: “cross out the number that is the less” should be “cross out the number that is the least.”

4. Grade 2 TE-2A pp.185-186: “learnt” should be “learned.”

5. Grade 5 TE–5A p.T8: “solving problem” should be “solving problems.”

6. Grade 5 TE–5A p. 147: “cycling on a morning” should be “cycling one morning.”

7. Grade 5 TE–5B p. 305: “There is 1.75 liters” should read “There are 1.75 liters.”

This advisory recommendation has not been approved by the State Instructional Quality Commission

or the State Board of Education.

California Department of Education

Posted October 1, 2013

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