A Proven Approach to Math Success

The problem of poor math performance in America is both well documented and shameful. The problem is NOT the students, however. It is the WAY they’re being taught math.

For more than 20 years Saxon Publishers have effectively responded to this country’s math education crisis with a research-based program that produces dramatic, sustained results. Years of nationwide statistical data-tracking, plus our own experience at Calvary have proven that Saxon does, in fact, work!

Saxon Math is the only major math program on the market that systematically distributes instruction, practice, and assessment throughout the academic year. Since smaller pieces of information are easier to teach and to learn, Saxon first breaks complex concepts into related increments. Each increment builds on the foundation of earlier increments, leading students to a deeper understanding of math concepts. Related increments are then distributed throughout the grade level, enabling students to master each increment before being introduced to the next related one. Continual practice of each increment throughout the year insures that concepts are committed to long-term memory and that students achieve automaticity of basic math skills. Frequent, cumulative assessments insure that students both acquire and maintain concepts and enable teachers to monitor students' retention of skills.

The Stanford Achievement Test math results from last year for 3rd-12th grade CCS students showed math mastery 2 to 4 years above state and national expectations. Saxon Math is one more proof that our goal is excellence, for God’s glory and the benefit of our students.