Reach ALL Students. High-quality, effective mathematics instruction in fractions engages all students in the development of conceptual understanding and procedural fluency. Conceptua Fractions is interactive software that meets the needs of learners with a variety of learning styles. It provides a systematic, sequential approach to teaching fractions while offering engaging lessons that include conceptual models, auditory support and scaffolding.

Universal Design

Used as a supplementary instructional tool, Conceptua Fractions provides differentiated instruction by supporting features of universal design, allowing students to work at their individual pace in challenging content. Features include:

  • Simple and intuitive design
  • Multiple representations through a rich source of manipulatives
  • Pictorial, text and verbal modes of presenting essential information
  • Accessible design that is usable by students with diverse functional limitations

English Language Learners

All Activities support English Language Learners by providing multi-modal access to math concepts by combining text-to-speech, limited and controlled language, fraction models and visual prompts. Activities provide students with initial support through the use of carefully crafted short instructions, examples and the use of models. Features that support English Language Learners include:

  • A focus on essential learning outcome through big ideas and key concepts
  • Linking of big ideas and key concepts across lessons
  • Text-to-speech reads directions aloud
  • Controlled math terminology and process vocabulary
  • Modeling of meaningful relationships and concepts

Special Education

Conceptua Fractions provides the opportunity for students in special education to access and progress in the general education math curriculum aligned to state standards. Concepts and skills are presented in highly sequenced, small learning steps, allowing students to master one level before progressing to the next. The software supports instruction found to be effective for students with disabilities; systematic explicit instruction, self-instruction, peer tutoring and the use of visual models. Formative assessment provides the teacher with immediate feedback, opportunities to reteach and a selection of modified lessons for the next learning steps. Features that support students with special needs include:

  • Modeling of meaningful relationships and concepts
  • Systematic hierarchy of lessons within each topic
  • Visual and auditory prompts, cues and feedback
  • Text-to-speech which reads directions aloud
  • Extensive accessibility features

Highly Scaffolded Lessons

All lessons provide just enough scaffolding to allow students an opportunity to work with challenging material at a level in which they can be successful. The lessons contain prompts, cues and strategic feedback to draw student attention to important information and facilitate independent completion. Strategic feedback based on specific student errors along with visual cues supports the student in correcting errors and in learning to monitor their progress.