Growing up, having to do word problems in math class were
the actual worst. If you weren’t reading closely enough you can mess up and get
the whole problem wrong. This week, I found a blog post from Rachel Wise with
three effective strategies to help kids read math word problems. The strategy I
found most helpful was a chart that had keywords used in word problems and what
operation each keyword would indicate. 
When I was in elementary school, one of my
math teachers kept a word wall that had a lot of the keywords as the chart and
I found it to be so helpful when understanding word problems. (111)
Here's the link to the website: http://www.educationandbehavior.com/helpful-strategies-for-solving-math-word-problems/
Deana, I really like this chart and how it gives a list of words and what operation they are associated with. I think a chart like this would be very helpful for many students in a math class because it can be just a good reference for those students not struggling as much, but can be a very valuable tool for those students that need more help. Those students could have this chart at their desk in order for them to be able to look at it and use it for every problem.
ReplyDeleteI think that this is a very valuable tool and can be used by all students in a math class.
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Hey Deana! I love this idea for a math classroom. We didn’t have these in any of my math classes growing up but when I was a substitute teacher, there was a chart similar to this one in a 4th grade classroom and it was very useful. I would go around to assist them with problems and having that as a reference made it a lot easier for students to approach the word problems and how to solve it. I would definitely have something like this in my classroom for my students.
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