math it really should just make sense part 2

MATH

It Should Really

Just Make Sense!

April 2013 Grantsburg School District

Billie Rengo-Literacy Coach

Integrating Comprehension Strategies into

Mathematics Instruction-Part 2

COMPREHENSION (REVIEW)

Comprehension difficulties

exist both in reading and

in math.

Students might appear to

understand mathematical

operations.

Memorization vs.

understanding

All of our comprehension

strategies we use in

reading can explicitly be

taught in math

Result? Deeper

understanding!

(Hyde, 2008) (Sammons, 2010)

IDENTIFY THE STRATEGY!

What are the

benefits to

doing

anticipation

guides?

What are these students doing?

What is a potential

drawback of this

strategy in math?

W (What do I want to

find out?)

C (Are there any

special conditions?) K (What do I know?)

(Hyde, 2008)

What strategy is this?

WHAT IS THIS STRATEGY?

37, 47, 57, ___, ___, 87, ___, ___

____ + ____=____

PREDICTING IN PROBABILITY…

Scenario:

Divide the class up into groups of 3-4 students

Each student has a role (supplier, grabber, recorder, and reporter)

Each group is given an index card with a letter S-Z (which is taped to the table)

Suppliers come up and get a bag with a letter.

The teacher says “Inside your bag are 10 cubes, some red, some blue, some yellow.” (He/she then pulls out one of each color and drops it back in the bag). “You are not to look in the bag. Instead, you must take out 1 cube, record its color, and drop it back in the bag. Do this 25 times. Then analyze your data and predict how many of each color are in the bag.”

The group analyzes the results together and the reporter shares the group’s thinking with the class. (Hyde, 2008)

Image credit: mathcoachblog.wordpress.com

ASKING QUESTIONS

SYNTHESIS

Look at all of the available

information to derive answers

Our initial thinking may be

completely changed

Aha! Moments

Math journal writing for

students to reflect on how they

are doing and which processes

they use

A SYNTHESIS STORY PROBLEM

Mary, who is 36, has

two sisters (Carol and

Julie). If all three

sisters put their three

ages in a pile (of unifix

cubes), there would be

96. How old are each

of Mary’s sisters?

REFERENCES

Hyde, A. A. (2008). Comprehending math, adapting reading strategies to

teach mathematics, k-6. Greenwood International.

Sammons, L. (2010). Guided math: a framework for mathematics

instruction. Huntington Beach, CA: Shell Education.