In a nationally representative EdWeek Research Center poll, 29% of math teachers said less than a quarter of their English ...

CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. — When Natalia Molina began teaching her second grade students word problems earlier this school year, every lesson felt difficult. Most students were stymied by problems such as: ...

Students often struggle to connect math with the real world. Word problems—a combination of words, numbers, and mathematical operations—can be a perfect vehicle to take abstract numbers off ...

Approach can help English learners improve at math word problems Tool boosted scores, improvement; is available for educators Date: June 19, 2018 Source: University of Kansas Summary: Education ...

Michael J. Orosco, Deborah K. Reed. Supplemental intervention for third-grade English learners with significant problem-solving challenges. Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 2024; 39 (2 ...

When Nicole Thompson teaches a math word problem to her fourth grade class in Pajaro Valley Unified, she has the class read it over three times. After the first read, students discuss with a partner ...

Csaba Csíkos, Judit Szitányi, Rita Kelemen, The effects of using drawings in developing young children's mathematical word problem solving: A design experiment with third-grade Hungarian students, ...

Science Why schools are teaching math word problems all wrong Teachers are trying new strategies that move away from focusing on ‘key words.’ Sarah Carr / The Hechinger Report Jul 15, 2024 8: ...