"This volume should be highly useful to all mathematics educators concerned with increasing the achievement of students faced with high-stake tests based on currently accepted standards."
--David E. Boliver, professor of mathematics and statistics, University of Central Oklahoma

"The well-designed sequences of activities proceeding from the concrete to pictorial to symbolic provide the needed structure for helping students who struggle with high school math."
--Bill Juraschek, associate professor, University of Colorado at Denver

"The detailed step format helps both the novice and seasoned teacher appreciate the representations of algebraic, statistical, and geometric symbolism."
--Catheryne Draper, president, The Math Studio, Inc.

"The expertise that Dr. Thompson supplies to the field of secondary mathematics teaching is phenomenal. Math Essentials is a resource that will save countless hours of research and preparation."
--Jim Wohlgehagen, secondary mathematics coordinator, Plano ISD, Plano, Texas