Program information

Developer and contact

Originally developed by John Saxon, Saxon Math is distributed by Houghton
Mifflin Harcourt Supplemental Publishers. Address: Harcourt Achieve,
Attn: Customer Service, 5th Floor, 6277 Sea Harbor Drive, Orlando, FL 32887. Email: info@SaxonPublishers.com. Web: http://saxonpublishers.hmhco.com. Telephone: (800) 531-5015.

Scope of use

Saxon Math’s first textbook (Algebra I for ninth grade) was published in 1980. By 1986, four books were available: Algebra 1, Algebra 2, Algebra ½, and Advanced Mathematics. By 1993, the company had published 13 books and programs for students in kindergarten through high school.

Currently, there are three textbooks used to teach middle school math: Saxon Math Course 1 for grade 6, Saxon Math Course 2 for grade 7, and Saxon Math Course 3 for grade 8. Information regarding the number and demographics of students, schools, or districts currently using Saxon Math is not available.

Teaching

The Saxon Math curriculum for each grade level consists of at least 120 daily lessons and 12 activity-based investigations. A daily lesson consists of warm-up activities (10–15 minutes) for building automatic recall of math foundations, computational skills and facts, number sense, and problem solving; introduction to the new concept (5–10 minutes); and distributed practice to strengthen understanding of previously learned concepts (20–30 minutes). Cumulative assessments are given after every five lessons. Saxon Math can be adapted for special education or home schooled students.

Cost

Each two-volume Teacher’s Manual costs $96.15, and each student edition textbook costs between $56 and $59. Other available materials include posters, manipulatives, and guides for adapting the Saxon Math curriculum for special education students.

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