The Language of Math Needs to Be Taught.

Rothman, Rosalind W.; Cohen, Jill

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ERIC Number: EJ400703

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1989

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The Language of Math Needs to Be Taught.

Rothman, Rosalind W.; Cohen, Jill

Academic Therapy, v25 n2 p133-42 Nov 1989

The article offers teachers suggestions on ways to instruct elementary students in the vocabulary of mathematics. It gives examples of math difficulties at the elementary school level, math difficulties related to vocabulary, and math difficulties related to problem solving. (DB)

Descriptors: Elementary Education, Learning Problems, Mathematics Instruction, Problem Solving, Semantics, Syntax, Verbal Learning, Vocabulary Development

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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