introduction to michael curry

two digit place value lesson in m•sense

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WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING About
m•sense tutoring

m•sense is a multisensory structured numeracy program.
Michael Curry is the director of m•sense

Parent and Classroom Teacher

“My son struggles with math. Despite working hard the concepts did not make sense to him. m•sense tutoring not only helped him understand and make sense of math, but it gave him confidence—he no longer said things like, “I am bad at math,” or “I can’t do this.” Instead, he took on math challenges with a newfound self-assurance and continued into high school and college taking challenging math courses. As an elementary school teacher for over 30 years, I was, and continue to be, inspired by m•sense. It breaks down concepts so they are easily understandable.  This is a program that supports students’ confidence and eventual mastery of skills. I am grateful as a parent and teacher for m•sense.”

Parent and teacher

“In elementary school, my daughter struggled with foundational math skills (math facts, procedures, and how to apply her math knowledge). Her fractured skills made Algebra 1 very difficult. She was lucky enough to get support from a trained m•sense tutor (Janet). For the first time in her math journey, she began to understand math language, how to interpret what was being asked of her, and how to grow her math fact recall. She often noted that this kind of math approach felt like a relief.”

Teacher

“I’ve taught elementary math for many years, and was blown away by the m•sense approach to building mental math recall. After a few sessions of the 9-lines techniques, students could find products, quotients, missing factors, divisors, greatest common factors, and least common multiples by learning how to visualize the facts. It feels like magic, but is completely logical. You will be amazed!”

Parent

“My son struggled with math throughout middle school. Left on his own, he would fall behind and test poorly. Regular tutoring using the m•sense method dramatically improved his understanding and retention of mathematical concepts which was clearly reflected in both his class and standardized test scores.  Because of his work with m•sense, I believe he is well positioned for continued success in high school.”