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Fluency �Flight

An Introduction for �Families and Caregivers

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What is Fluency Flight?�Fluency Flight is a new supplemental program to help �students develop math fact fluency and automaticity.

Math Fact Fluency:

The ability to solve core arithmetic problems accurately, efficiently, and flexibly through recall and the application of strategies

Math Fact Automaticity:

The ability to accurately recall math facts in three seconds or less

Addition and Subtraction Facts within 20
Multiplication and Division Facts with Operands to 12

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Why is this important?

These standards outline the addition/subtraction (Grades K–2) and multiplication/division (Grades �2–5) facts students need to be proficient in for their grade level.

Fluency Flight aligns with state standards that relate to procedural reliability and recall for basic math facts.

Improving math fact fluency makes math easier for students.

Students feel more confident with a strong foundation in their math facts.

Students can focus on new aspects of problem solving instead of thinking through basic facts.

Math fact fluency is a part of every state’s standards.

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How to Use Fluency Flight

Step 1: Log in to your student’s i-Ready account.

Step 2: Click on the blue dragon icon.

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How to Use Fluency Flight

Students’ first activity starts automatically.
The activity they see depends on where they are in their math facts journey and will change to match their progress.
Which facts �students see also changes based on their progress.

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How to Use Fluency Flight

Once students finish their first activity, they’ll see this prompt.

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How to Use Fluency Flight

Students choose their second activity.

Students should click on the name to choose an activity.

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How to Use Fluency Flight

Once students have finished two activities, they’ve completed Fluency Flight for the day!

A bonus activity is available for some grades. It’s helpful but not required.

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How much time should students spend �on Fluency Flight?

Eight minutes �per day

Four days �per week

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How Fluency Flight Works

Accuracy:

Solve math fact problems accurately with no time requirement.
More abstract content, including symbolic problem representations

Automaticity:

Solve math problems accurately and quickly.
Similar to the Accuracy stage, but speed encouragement is introduced

Basic Understanding:

Understand the meaning of the operations.
Build mental models.
Learn strategies through demonstrations.
Concrete representations

Students progress through four stages of learning.

Maintenance:

Retain Automaticity of facts.
Content is the same as the Automaticity stage but is provided on increasingly spaced intervals.

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What are the benefits of the four-stage approach?

The content students see meets them where they are in the learning process.

Students build conceptual understanding as a foundation for their automaticity, deepening future learning.

Speed encouragement is only introduced when students are ready for it, meaning fluency practice is more effective and less stressful for students.

The maintenance stage preserves students’ learning, making their fluency work even more worthwhile.

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How can I tell what my student has learned?

After each activity, students can see where they are with each fact they just practiced.
As students learn and become �automatic with more facts, the �floating islands on their Fluency �Flight dashboard will change.

Clouds will move to show new islands.
Islands will have more trees and water.

Students will also see new facts �as they learn old facts, so new �facts mean new learning!

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How to help students with Fluency Flight this year.

Encourage them to complete four days every week.

Celebrate their effort and their growth.

Keep practice fun!

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Thank you!