Bridge the Gap Math

Includes helpful guidance for parents and teachers, with clear instructions for implementation and suggestions for building confidence.

Contains 'Guidance for Use and Getting Started' section, designed to help 'parents become their child's math tutor,' and provides advice on starting where the child is

Strongly supports direct instruction with clear guidance for parent/teacher-led lessons and explicit step-by-step procedures.

Each lesson requires 'a parent or teacher will work through four steps with the student' with clear learning objectives and guided practice

Uses a logical thematic organization rather than traditional grade-level sequencing, grouping related concepts like times tables with exponents and prime numbers.

The book organizes content into four units by mathematical relationships rather than grade progression, with topics that 'don't progress in the same order as in school, but the organization is very logical'

Features a strong diagnostic component with a 25-question assessment that identifies specific skill gaps and directs remediation.

Includes 'a downloadable PDF assessment with 25 questions' that uses codes to identify which units address each concept, described as 'perfect for identifying weak areas'

The curriculum appears to emphasize procedural fluency over conceptual understanding, with brief lessons focused on filling specific skill gaps.

Reviews describe 'brief lessons and tips on key topics' with step-by-step approaches, but don't mention deep conceptual exploration or mathematical reasoning

Includes clear explanations and step-by-step processes, though the brevity of lessons may limit depth of modeling.

Each lesson follows a consistent 4-step process including explanation and discussion in Step 2, with 'step-by-step approach' noted as a key feature

Incorporates some review elements with 'Flash Facts' problems and times table warm-ups, but systematic spaced review is not emphasized.

'Flash Facts' chapter provides '200+ problems based on all four units' for 'warm-ups, review, or just for fun' and times table activities for lesson warm-ups

Limited evidence of systematic word problem instruction, as the focus is on foundational computational skills rather than application.

Reviews mention topics like 'multiplication and division' and 'fractions, decimals, percents' but don't describe word problem strategies or real-world applications

Limited evidence of visual models, though some geometry concepts require drawing and basic tools like rulers and protractors.

Students need 'paper, a pencil, a ruler, and a protractor' and may 'draw a rectangle and divide it into thirds and sixths' for some problems