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Arithmetic fluency

Arithmetic fluency

Arithmetic fluency

Recommendations on how to support students who struggle with arithmetic fluency.

For individual pupils

Building arithmetic fluency through spaced practice

Choosing methods through mixed calculation practice

Maintaining arithmetic fluency through retrieval

Maintaining calculation fluency in secondary mathematics

Rebuilding calculation facts through relationships

Securing efficient calculation methods

Supporting access to mathematics while fluency develops

Teaching one calculation strategy at a time

Using and fading worked examples in mathematics

Using known facts to build arithmetic fluency

Using mixed practice to strengthen calculation skills

For the whole class

Building arithmetic fluency through connected practice

For a small group

Using worked examples to support calculation fluency

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