Arthur Baroody

Children at risk for academic failure frequently have difficulty achieving fluency in basic addition and subtraction facts. Many at-risk first and second graders have difficulty with even the simplest addition facts, such as 6 + 0 = 6 and 7 + 1 = 8. Although early intervention might prevent these deficiencies and learning difficulties, little research has rigorously examined how to best promote fact fluency among young at-risk children. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy o...

The primary purpose of this project was to help children at risk for difficulties learning mathematics become fluent in basic addition and subtraction facts. In the classroom, students who fall behind in mathematics and are identified as having learning disabilities often lack fluency with basic mathematics facts. These skills are essential for many more-advanced aspects of school mathematics. To address this skill gap, the researchers developed three qualitatively different computer-aided p...