Organization and Contact
Organization Type
Nonprofit
Contact Email
frg@vanderbilt.edu
Program Overview
Program Description
Galaxy Math is a small-group systematic tutoring programs that teach students to identify, write, and count numbers, understand magnitude and place value, use <, >, and + signs. The programs provide instruction for students to become competent with efficient counting strategies to solve arithmetic problems by practicing skip counting by 10s, 5s, and 2s, identifying operations, writing addition and subtraction sentences, performing two-digit addition and subtraction, and identifying missing addends.
Type of service
Academic Intervention
Students and Offerings
Grade Levels
1st Grade
Subject Offered
Math
Delivery Model and Staffing
Delivery Mode
Blended (for the same student, in-person and virtual sessions)
Setting
During School
Tutor-Student Ratio
1:1, 2:1, 3:1
Number of Weeks Per Program
16
Number of Sessions Per Week
3
Number of Minutes Per Session
30
Type of Tutor
Teaching Assistant
Customer and Cost
Customer Type
District
Student
Research Evidence
Randomized controlled trial (RCT) study conducted?
Yes
RCT effect size
0.29