Improving Automaticity 1 Improving Automaticity with Basic Addition Facts:

automaticity with basic math facts should be a focus point for mathematics educators. Automaticity is an important skill set for students to develop as they progress towards more advanced applications of mathematics. Automaticity, or fluency, is defined as the accuracy and speed with which a student can perform a simple operation (addition, subtraction multiplication, or division), usually with numbers from 0-12. A strong positive correlation exists between basic math fact automaticity and overall mathematics performance (Thurber, Shinn, & Smolkowski, 2002; Tronsky & Royer, 2003). Students who reach fourth grade and still rely on inefficient addition strategies that involve counting are unlikely to have reached automaticity in solving basi