Speak Agent’s Middle School Math program significantly improves outcomes by developing reasoning, modeling, algebraic thinking, and multimodal math communication skills.
How? By seamlessly integrating academic language activities, real-world math stories, reading and writing scaffolds, tools for students to create and share word problems, and many other research-based Math+Language strategies.
Middle school math courses available to tailor to your existing curriculum:
Math Courses Available for Middle School
Math+Language 6-8 consists of easy-to-implement modules that can be aligned to fit your scope, sequence, and pacing.
Math 6
| Unit | Common Core State Standards |
|---|---|
| Negative Numbers and Absolute Value | 6.NS.5, 6.NS.6, 6.NS.7, 6.NS.8, 6.G.3 |
| Equivalence and Equality | |
| Number Lines and Coordinate Planes | 6.G.3 |
| Operations with Rational Numbers | 6.NS.1, 6.NS.2, 6.NS.3 |
| Algebraic Expressions (Review) | 6.EE.1, 6.EE.2, 6.EE.3, 6.EE.4, 6.NS.4 |
| More Algebraic Expressions | 6.EE.3, 6.EE.4, 6.EE.6 |
| Equations and Inequalities | 6.EE.5, 6.EE.7, 6.EE.8 |
| Reasoning with Ratios | 6.RP.1, 6.RP.2 |
| Rates of Change | |
| Ratios and Proportions | 6.RP.3, 6.EE.9 |
| Applications of Ratios and Proportions | |
| 2D Shapes and Area | 6.G.1, 6.G.4 |
| 3D Shapes and Volume | 6.G.2 |
| Statistical Data | 6.SP.1, 6.SP.2, 6.SP.3 |
| Characteristics of Data Sets | |
| Statistical Representations | 6.SP.4, 6.SP.5 |
Math 7
| Unit | Common Core State Standards |
|---|---|
| Ratios | 7.RP.1, 7.RP.2, 7.RP.3, 7.G.1 |
| Unit Rates | |
| Ratios and Proportions | 7.RP.2, 7.RP.2a, 7.RP.2b, 7.RP.2d, 7.RP.3, 7.G.1 |
| Proportional Relationships | |
| Applications of Percent | |
| Coordinate Planes | 7.NS.1, 7.NS.3 |
| Characteristics of a Coordinate Plane | |
| Operations with Rational Numbers | 7.NS.2 ,7.NS.3 |
| Rational Number Advanced Operations | |
| Probability | 7.SP.5, 7.SP.6, 7.SP.7, 7.SP.8 |
| Equivalent Expressions | 7.EE.1, 7.EE.2 |
| Properties of Expressions | |
| Multi-Step Equations | 7.EE.3, 7.EE.4 |
| Two Dimensional Figures | 7.G.2, 7.G.3, 7.G.4, 7.G.5, 7.G.6 |
| Three Dimensional Figures | |
| Measures of Central Tendency and Deviations | 7.SP.1, 7.SP.2, 7.SP.3, 7.SP.4 |
| Statistics |
Math 8
| Unit | Common Core State Standards |
|---|---|
| Decimals | 8.NS.1, 8.NS.2, 8.EE.2 |
| Squares and Cubes | |
| Angles | 8.NS.1, 8.NS.2, 8.EE.2, 8.G.6, 8.G.7, 8.G.8 |
| Pythagorean Theorem | |
| Transformations | 8.G.1, 8.G.2, 8.G.3, 8.G.4, 8.G.5 |
| Rate of Change | 8.EE.2, 8.NS.1, 8.NS.2, 8.G.6, 8.G.7, 8.G.8 |
| Representing Functions | |
| Functions | |
| Graphing Functions | 8.G.1, 8.G.2, 8.G.3, 8.G.4, 8.G.5 |
| Linear Functions | |
| Graphing on a Coordinate Plane | 8.EE.7 |
| Graphing Linear Equations | |
| Solving Linear Equations | 8.EE.8 |
| Systems of Linear Equations | |
| Types of Data | 8.SP.1, 8.SP.2, 8.SP.3, 8.SP.4 |
| Two-Way Tables | |
| Linear Regression | |
| Working with Exponents | 8.EE.1, 8.EE.3, 8.EE.4 |
| Volume | 8.G.9 |
Other Courses
- Accelerated Track
- Middle School Math for Newcomers (ELP Levels 1-2)
The Learning Progression
Every Math+Language lesson at middle grades has two phases:
- We begin by introducing the key mathematical concepts and building background knowledge. Students engage in listening, speaking, reading, and morphology practice using visual aids and simplified, age-appropriate texts.
- Next, we connect your curriculum content to the real world. Students build content knowledge by communicating their reasoning. In this second phase, we ramp up the text complexity and add opportunities for open-ended expression and math modeling.
Activities and Features
Word Gallery is a great way to visually introduce new math concepts to your class. Present it to the class on a projector or by screen sharing in Zoom. Or, students can use it as a digital word wall!
Math reading passages in Speak Agent, such as this Read Along, serve as a focal point for classroom discourse. All student responses are captured in the digital portfolio.
The digital portfolio stores open-ended responses, writing samples, voice recordings, and creative projects.
Diagram It! provides opportunities to review, label, and explain diagrams in writing or recorded speech. Writing and speaking activities in Speak Agent capture student work samples in a digital portfolio, providing actionable data.
Math Puzzle Maker enables students (gr. 3+) to create math puzzles for their peers to solve. Students can then compare answers with the puzzle creator.
Story-based activities like Tall Tales use context clues to develop comprehension of the material.
Sentence processing activities like Scrambled Sentences build comprehension by breaking mathematical explanations and stories into manageable chunks that students can manipulate.
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