Model Drawing

 Two great sites for help and practice are
http://www.thinkingblocks.com/  and  www.thesingaporemaths.com/index.html.
Both have guided overviews and offer ways to improve solving math
situations using the Model Drawing strategy. Try them out and share your
experience and your questions.

Math in Focus Resources

http://www.hmhelearning.com/Math/Math_in_Focus/index.html

Study on the Effect of Singapore Mathematics on Student Proficiency in a Massachusetts School District

This information is published in many places, but the information below comes from a blog entitled,
"Parents for a Quality Math Education" (PQME).
"In October 2009 Gabriella and Paul Rosenbaum Foundation released a report entitled The Effect of Singapore Mathematics on Student Proficiency in a Massachusetts School District:  a Longitudinal Statistical Examination. It shows that the longer students had Singapore Mathematics as their curriculum the better they performed on Massachusetts’s tests."

The Pentagon Framework for Singapore Mathematics