Decoding The Language and Genre of Math Word

S26-02015 DECODING THE LANGUAGE AND GENRE OF MATH WORD PROBLEMS—Grades K-5

Dina Carlucci - kdcarlucci@gmail.com

3 Credits– Inservice - June 24 — August 15

This course will explore the language barriers present in word problems in order to assist teachers/students in decoding the complexity by defining the specific word problem types and genres. For example, not all word problems are the same as they fall into one of the specific classifications of Result Unknown, Start Unknown and Change Unknown. Being able to “crack the code” and understand the different categories will assist students in reaching solutions with confidence using any of the mathematical operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division with flexibility. Optional Google Meet will be offered to support participant discussion, questions, and real-time collaboration.