Most people recognize that children should learn basic facts, because knowing them is useful both in school and in real life outside the classroom. Describes a strategies approach to basic addition and subtraction-facts instruction, and discusses assessment techniques and a rationale for the approach. Contains 29 references. (ASK)

Some research on the learning of mathematics and on learning in general suggests that students may acquire knowledge more efficiently when presented with worked examples rather than the traditional lecture-and-then-practice format. Good worked examples may facilitate the development of mathematical schemata, while a means-end approach may retard…