Your child continues to use tape diagrams as a visual tool to solve word problems.

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, ...

Working memory is like a mental chalkboard we use to store temporary information while executing other tasks. Scientists worked with more than 200 elementary students to test their working memory, ...

Asha K. Jitendra, Edward Sczesniak, Cynthia C. Griffin, Andria Deatline-Buchman, Mathematical Word Problem Solving in Third-Grade Classrooms, The Journal of ...

Word problems are often described as “math stories” and can put complex mathematical operations into a more approachable form for students.

Storytelling and mathematics don’t naturally go together. The best way to spark a discussion about a math topic in a classroom can be unpopular with many students: solving word problems. Word problems ...

Intervention based on science of reading, math boosts comprehension, word problem-solving skills English learners with math difficulty showed improvement following culturally-responsive training ...