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Pirate Math

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Description

Pirate Math is a one-to-one mathematics tutoring programme for third-grade students with calculation and word-problem difficulties, delivered through structured sessions using counting-up and missing-number strategies with a treasure-map reward system.

Components

  • Pirate Math one-to-one tutoring program for third-grade calculation and word-problem difficulties: Pirate Math is a one-to-one tutoring program for third graders struggling with math calculations and word problems. Students receive 48 sessions of 20-30 minutes, three per week over 16 weeks, delivered outside ordinary math periods by tutors who may be teachers or paraprofessionals. Sessions focus on "counting up" strategies and solving word problems by finding missing numbers, with a gold-coin reward system placed on a treasure map. (Pirate Math (2021))
  • Token reward with mapped milestone prizes sustaining engagement across tutoring sessions: Pirate Math embeds a motivational routine in its tutoring sessions: students receive gold coins for good work and place them on a treasure map. When they reach a picture of a treasure box, they earn a small prize. This recurring reward cycle structures motivation across the 16-week program. (Pirate Math (2021))
  • Deliver supplemental math tutoring one-to-one outside ordinary math periods, staffed by teachers or trained paraprofessionals: Pirate Math delivers tutoring one-to-one, with tutors who may be teachers or paraprofessionals working with students outside of ordinary math periods. This staffing and scheduling model allows struggling third graders to receive intensive individual support without displacing their regular math instruction. (Pirate Math (2021))

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Key Sources

  • Pirate Math. (2021). Evidence for Learning program summary. https://evidenceforessa.org/program/pirate-math/
  • Pirate Math. (2021). Evidence for Learning program summary. https://www.evidenceforlearning.org.au
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title Pirate Math
description Pirate Math is a one-to-one mathematics tutoring programme for third-grade students with calculation and word-problem difficulties, delivered through structured sessions using counting-up and missing-number strategies with a treasure-map reward system.
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