Galaxy Math

Mission:

Program Description: 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

Website Address

https://frg.vkcsites.org/what-are-interventions/math_intervention_manuals/

Subject Offered

Math

Grade Levels

1st Grade

Setting

During School

Delivery Mode

Blended

Tutor-Student Ratio

1:1, 2:1, 3:1

Number of Sessions Per Week

3

Number of Minutes Per Session

30

Number of Weeks Per Program

16

Organization Type

Nonprofit

Customer Type

District

Student

Type of Tutor

Teaching Assistant

Randomized controlled trial (RCT) study conducted?

Yes

RCT Citation

Fuchs, L.S., Geary, D.C., Compton, D.L., Fuchs, D., Schatschneider, C., Hamlett, C.L., DeSelms, J., Seethaler, P.M., Wilson, J., Craddock, C.F., Bryant, J.D., Luther, K., & Changas, P. (2013). Effects of first-grade number knowledge tutoring with contrasting forms of practice. Journal of Educational Psychology, 105, 58-77.

RCT effect size

0.29

Contact Email

frg@vanderbilt.edu