PBS

Solving 2-Step Word Problems | Grade 3

This video addresses Common Core Grade 3 Standard Operations & Algebraic Thinking. WSKG is here to help you help your child understand the basic concepts of the common core curriculum with our Good To ...
Education Week

Why Word Problems Are Such a Struggle for Students—And What Teachers Can Do

Want to learn more? Sign up for a free five-week email mini-course full of research-backed strategies to help students make sense of math. Give Cindy Cliche a math word problem, and she can tell you ...
Education Week

Why Word Problems Feel So Hard and What Teachers Can Do

Word problems are often described as “math stories” and can put complex mathematical operations into a more approachable form for students. But students often struggle when they see a combination of ...
The Boston Globe

Schools are teaching math word problems all wrong. But some educators have found a better way.

In Central Falls, R.I., teachers are trying new strategies that move away from focusing on “key words,” the traditional, simplistic approach that often leads younger students astray CENTRAL FALLS, R.I ...