5th Grade Report Overview

Students and teachers using the Grade 5 materials as designed will not devote a majority of time on the major work of the grade. The materials are not coherent or consistent with the standards. Assessments often assess future grade level content. Chapter 11 assesses probability at the high school level. Approximately 50 percent of the content is on the major work of the grade. An additional 14 percent of the time is spent on the supporting/additional clusters; however these lessons are treated separately from the major work. Finally, 36 percent of the time is spent on off grade-level material. Grade 5 Math in Focus did not receive any points in Gateway 1. Overall, the Grade 5 materials do not provide a focus on the major work nor are the materials coherent. Materials were not reviewed for Gateway 2.