Singapore Math is able to teach at a
slower pace and in more depth because
it focuses instruction on the essential
math skills recommended in the
Curriculum Focal Points (National
Council of Teachers of Mathematics,
2006). As a result, students make more
rapid progress in those essential skills;
for example, they learn multiplication in
1st grade. That surprising result-slower
pace resulting in more rapid progressworks
for students who perform on,
above, or below grade level.