Molina has found asking students to identify word problems by type to be a useful tool with nearly all of her second graders; next school year she hopes to introduce the strategy much earlier.

A new study from the University of Kansas explores the role of working memory in word problem-solving for students with and without math difficulties. Researchers found that using interventions to ...

Kevin Dykema, a math expert, shares strategies for teachers to help students tackle word problems. Word Problems Get a Bad Rap in Math Class. Here’s How to Get Them Right ...

“Our story problems are paragraphs long and the students can feel really bogged down when they’re looking at their math page.” Thompson learned this strategy during a series of trainings on improving ...

New research from the University of Kansas has found that an intervention based on the science of reading and math effectively helped English learners boost their comprehension, visualize and ...

Want to learn more? Sign up for a free five-week email mini-course full of research-backed strategies to help students make sense of math.. Give Cindy Cliche a math word problem, and she can tell ...

For decades, educators have assumed that learning arithmetic in school helps students solve real-world problems. Yet, a new ...

RI EDUCATION Schools are teaching math word problems all wrong. But some educators have found a better way. In Central Falls, R.I., teachers are trying new strategies that move away from focusing ...

Study shows addressing working memory can help students with math difficulty improve word problem-solving skills Working memory shown to have key role; interventions helped students boost key skills ...

Now retired, I write math materials/books for little kids (e.g., Very Early MATH: SET 1 – Numbers tell us “How Many”). This article sparked a long-held concern I have about word problems—clarity and ...