This session focuses on instructional planning and support for students who grade skip in math, with a specific emphasis on newly identified 2nd grade high ability students transitioning into 3rd grade high ability classrooms while bypassing 3rd grade math content. Participants will explore the academic and conceptual gaps that can occur when students accelerate in mathematics and examine strategies for maintaining rigor while ensuring foundational understanding is not lost. The session will address how to assess readiness, identify prerequisite gaps within grade-level content, and design instruction that bridges prior knowledge with accelerated expectations. Teachers will leave with practical approaches for scaffolding, compacting, and differentiating math instruction to support successful long-term outcomes for advanced learners in accelerated pathways.
