The boxed version of Math Skill Builders: Whole Number Arithmetic comes packaged with documentation in a handy three-ring binder. Documentation includes a Parent's Guide with suggestions for helping learners learn arithmetic, along with explaining how to run the program and how to use the program as a tool for learning. Documentation is also available online to accompany downloads.

The chapter Using Math Skill Builders as a Tool for Learning tells teachers and parents how to:

• Meet Individual Learning Needs
• Prepare the Learning Environment
• Modify Activities to Meet Individual Learning Needs
• Manage the Method of Progress Through Levels of Difficulty
• Set Criteria for Ease or Difficulty of Progress
• Control the Manner of Instructions
• Choose Amount of Assistance with Number Placement
• Choose Method of Entering Numbers
• Control the Use of Timing
• Determine the Number of Problems in the Activities
• Control Number of Tries to Practice Solving Problems
• Set Goals and Recognize Improvements in Learning
• Practice Test-Taking
• Complement the Math Curriculum
• Improve Whole Number Skills
• Increase Understanding of Arithmetic Operations
• Improve Whole Number Computation
• Learn Different Ways to Solve Problems
• Use Statistics

• Use Arithmetic Everyday
• Use Arithmetic Skills in Games and Activities
• Use the Language of the Operations
• Use Manipulatives
• Use Mental Arithmetic
• Use Estimating Skills
• Use a Calculator

Math Skill Builders: Whole Number Arithmetic
Program Description - Program Overview - Program Features