{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Tier 1 Interventions","title":"The Tier 1 Strategy That Builds Number Sense","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":989,"description":"\nIn this episode of Tier One Interventions, we unpack the instructional model behind Math in a Month,  a 30-day structure designed to build real number sense through intentional iteration.\n\nInstead of racing through disconnected units, this Tier 1 strategy divides the semester into structured fifths, allowing students to revisit essential concepts with increasing depth and mastery.\n\nWe discuss:\n • Why repetition over time builds durable learning\n • How to define instructional essentials\n • Why square roots and radicals belong earlier than you think\n • How to use textbooks strategically without surrendering your instructional design\n • What “don’t steal the struggle” really means in math classrooms\n\nThis episode is for math teachers, interventionists, special educators, and instructional leaders who want a systematic approach to building number sense — not quick tricks.\n\nIf you’re ready to rethink how math mastery develops, this conversation will give you a structural lens for Tier 1 instruction.\n\nTo join a live session or access the full 2.5-hour coaching model, check the link in the show notes.\nIf Tier 1 instruction feels harder every year — this episode explains why.📌 This is Part 3 of a 7-part series on rebuilding Tier 1 math from the ground up.Part 4/7 comes out next week.🔗 Get involved with Tier 1 Interventions coaching:\n Check the link in the show notes to join live sessions or access the full year of professional learning. Join one Mastery Math Method Workshop for just $47.https://disabilitylabs.com/courses/mastery-math-method-group-coaching\n👇 Comment below: Where do you see kids getting stuck most often in math?⏱ Timestamps\n00:00 – Introduction: Mission Accomplished\n 01:00 – Season 3: Math in a Month Explained\n 02:00 – Why the Semester Is Divided into Fifths\n 03:00 – Using Textbooks Strategically (Not Randomly)\n 04:00 – Defining Instructional Essentials\n 05:00 – Why Radicals and Square Roots Matter\n 06:00 – Teaching Square Roots in Second Grade\n 08:00 –...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/yu0S9TADYioZiMgS0K8G70kNyitiMSJLb8W43CSlH_A/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQ5MTcyLzE3MDY1/NDQ0NjctYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}