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New BrainChimp Book FREE on Amazon Kindle For Five Days: Word Problems For Second Graders

A new book from the BrainChimp series, is available FREE on Amazon Kindle from May 18, 2013 to May 22, 2013. "Word Problems For Second Graders: Ages 7 - 8, Grade 2" features carefully selected math ...

[5th & 6th Grade] Struggling with Math Word Problems! What Parents Can Do for Children Who Can Calculate but Can't Solve Problems

Hello. I am Kazu, a former private tutor and cram school instructor."They can do calculation problems, but they suddenly stop ...
Education Week

Word Problems Get a Bad Rap in Math Class. Here’s How to Get Them Right

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 the page.

[1st & 2nd Year Junior High] What Parents Can Do for Children Who Can't Solve Math Word Problems | Why They Can Calculate but Can't Set Up Equations

Hello. I'm Kazu, a former private tutor and cram school instructor."They can solve calculation problems, but they freeze up when it comes to word problems.""No matter how many times they read the ...
Education Week

The Best Ways to Teach Word Problems So All Students Understand

Word problems try and tell students a story about the math problem in front of them. They are a useful way to connect abstract numbers to concrete situations, so students can learn early on to apply ...
The Hechinger Report

Why schools are teaching math word problems all wrong

Segue Institute for Learning teacher Cassandra Santiago introduces a lesson on word problems to her first graders one spring afternoon. Credit: Phillip Keith for The Hechinger Report The Hechinger ...