After working with my 2 new guys in the 1st grade RTI group for a few days, it has become apparent that these two are not at the same skill level.  I think we will need to readjust the RTI groups.  Luckily that is allowed and we will do it.

4th graders are still struggling with the concept of long division and may actually, finally see the need to memorize multiplication facts.

Last week 4th grade had a unit math test which contained division problems.  One boy from the RTI group aced the test.  He found me after school and waving his math test in my face exclaimed I got 100% Mrs. Mac! Priceless!

This week was strange. No RTI for first grade. Lots of needy kids in fourth grade. We are focusing on one skill and one skill alone in fourth grade, long division! Long division has turned many of our fourth grader's world upside down. These kids would find long division much easier if they knew all of the multiplication facts from memory. Sadly, they do not.

 I will begin work with only two first grade students tomorrow. We will be focusing on short e. These two kiddos scored at the bottom of the class.  The pressure is on for me to get the up to grade level.