Authentic Opportunities for Writing about Math in Middle School: Prompts and Examples for Building Understanding

by Tammy L. Jones and Leslie A. Texas

Teach students to write about math so they can improve their conceptual understanding in authentic ways. This resource offers hands-on strategies you can use to help students in grades 6-8 discuss and articulate mathematical ideas, use correct vocabulary, and compose mathematical arguments.

Part One discusses the importance of emphasizing language to make students' thinking visible and to sharpen communication skills, while attending to precision...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032449314
• ISBN13: 9781032449319
• Release Date: August 2024
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.