Number Rockets¶
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Evidence · 2 claims (2 for) · 1 study (1 causal),q2· 1 of 1 report an effect size · 2 claims rest on one study
Description¶
Number Rockets is a scripted Tier 2 small-group mathematics tutoring program for first-grade students struggling in math, delivered by tutors in supplemental 40-minute sessions.
Components¶
- Number Rockets scripted small-group first-grade math tutoring program: Number Rockets is "a scripted tutoring approach used in first grades as a Tier 2 intervention with students struggling in math." Tutors are retired teachers and substitute teachers working with 2-3 children at a time. Sessions run 40 minutes a day over 17 weeks, for 63 days total, supplementing students' ordinary math instruction. (Number Rockets (2020))
Claims¶
- An earlier Number Rockets study showed positive effects but was excluded from evidence ratings because its tutors were the authors' graduate students [+W]
- Number Rockets tutoring significantly improves first graders' math performance on TEMA-3 with an effect size of +0.34 versus untutored controls [+W]
Related Products and Programmes¶
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Key Sources¶
- Number Rockets. (2020). Number Rockets: first-grade math tutoring program description. Tutoring provided through AIR. https://www.air.org
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Number Rockets is a scripted Tier 2 small-group mathematics tutoring program for first-grade students struggling in math, delivered by tutors in supplemental 40-minute sessions. |
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