Students need conceptual AND procedural understanding. They are two sides of the same coin!
Mathsense Tutoring
I am a math tutor who specializes in multi-sensory methods of instruction to support students with language-based learning difficulties.
There are so many ways to model factoring a quadratic equation. “Slide and divide” and “Tic Tac Toe” require so much procedural memory that I have to look them up to remind myself of the steps. Using a simple area model (box) to factor is more intuitive and requires less language retrieval to remember a set of steps to achieve the same result.
04/23/2026
Explicit instruction for graphing a quadratic in vertex form.
This is critical to understanding the fraction division procedure!
04/17/2026
Doubling and halving is a subskill that supports multiplicative reasoning!
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Factoring is a critical sub-skill for algebra.
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03/25/2026
Multisensory multiplication in action!
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I love the simplicity of this factoring method, using a box as a graphic organizer for the terms, rather than a language-heavy acronym like FOIL.
This is a wonderful concrete/geometric model of the difference of squares, which we teach abstractly in algebra.
Fractions are one of the primary math hurdles for kids with dyslexia. Visual models help link the language with the math.
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