Shortcuts: Addition

Teach the student these shortcuts to help with basic addition.

Type: Student Strategy

Procedure:

(1) The order of the numbers in an addition problem does not affect the answer.

(2) When zero is added to the original number, the answer is the original number.

(3) When 1 is added to the original number, the answer is the next larger number.

Source: http://www.interventioncentral.org/tools/academic-intervention-planner-struggling-students

Research Citations: Miller, S.P., Strawser, S., & Mercer, C.D. (1996). Promoting strategic math performance among students with learning disabilities. LD Forum, 21(2), 34-40.