SEE AND UNDERSTAND MATH
There is a Crisis in math education:
Only 23% of K-8 Philadelphia school students scored proficient or better on 2023-24 PSSA (Pennsylvania System of School Assessment).
89% of jobs require at least middle-school-level math (National Center on Education and Economy).
SUM (See & Understand Math) plans to help fix this situation by training tutors in a research-based, specific multisensory, structured methodology (m*sense) and paying these trained tutors for students whose families cannot afford these vital services.
SUM is the only program that requires 6 hours Zoom introduction to the science behind m*sense and 60 hours of in-person, hands-on training in this methodology.
Training our tutors
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING About
Making math real and m•sense tutoring
(m•sense is a multisensory structured numeracy program. Michael Curry is the director of m•sense, and the former associate director of the Making Math Real Institute)
Parent and Classroom Teacher
“My son struggles with math. Despite working hard the concepts did not make sense to him. Making Math Real 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 Making Math Real. It breaks down concepts so they are easily understandable. This is a program that support students’ confidence and eventual mastery of skills. I am grateful as a parent and teacher for Making Math Real.”
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 Making Math Real 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 MMR 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 Making Math Real 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 Making Math Real, I believe he is well positioned for continued success in high school.”
