Math Proficiency as an Indicator of Future Success
U.S. students don’t do well in math, and for a long time there was no data to prove it. Dr. VanDerHeyden explains what changed in 2001. …
SpringMath Accelerate blog
How SpringMath Accelerate Effectively Supports Teachers
“If you think it’s easy, you just haven’t been in a classroom lately.” Dr. VanDerHeyden compares a teacher’s day to flying a flight …
The SpringMath Process
A Clear, Repeatable Cycle That Strengthens Foundational Math Skills Every Week Screening identifies what the class knows and doesn’t know. …
Why Broad Math Intervention Implementation Is Most Effective
Why use SpringMath with every student instead of only the lowest-performing 20%? Dr. VanDerHeyden explains that picking students from a …
How Does SpringMath Intensify Instruction
What makes a math intervention more intensive? In the early days of MTSS, the common answer was more of everything: more sessions, more …
What Is the Teacher's Role in SpringMath?
“If you want children to really get the benefits of instruction, you cannot take the teacher out.” That’s the core of Dr. VanDerHeyden’s …
The SpringMath Story
Why was SpringMath built? Dr. VanDerHeyden spent her career in real schools, building and testing what became key parts of RTI and MTSS. …
The Importance of NCII Ratings
How can you tell whether an MTSS tool is really evidence-based? Dr. VanDerHeyden sends people to the National Center for Intensive …