Texas State University-San Marcos is committed to the particular needs of developmental mathematics students through the M.Y. Math Project, a program aimed at fostering fundamental and problem-solving skills in students and providing on-the-job training for instructors.  Each semester, developmental mathematics instructors participate in on-going professional development that yields reform-based courses that center on natural mathematical tendencies.  Developmental mathematics instructors are given a field-based opportunity to learn about nontraditional instructional techniques including an approach that consists of a steady progression through four phases:  modeling, practice, transition, and independence.  The instructional technique enhances students’ likely ability to find patterns, make conjectures, and validate their hypotheses with proof.