Question: What are some
techniques used in math classes that encourage literacy?
Answer:
“Discusses how to use informal language
and nonmathematical word meanings to help students make connections to
mathematical vocabulary.” TL Adams. (2003). The
Reading Teacher. 786-795,
“Presents fifth-grade math journals that
feature solutions to student-created real-life math problems. The process of
creating a problem….” LR Albert and J Anots. (2000). Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 526-531.
“Survey, question, reread, question,
compute, question and other comprehension/study strategies help students
meaningfully read mathematics textbooks with their unique structure and text
features.” ML Barton, et. al. (2002), Educational
Leadership, 24-28.
“…writing prompts for journals in the
middle school mathematics classroom. Prompts for writing about prior mathematics
content are useful for identifying lingering misconceptions and connected
content knowledge. Prompts related to current mathematics content encourage
identifying and generalizing patterns, posing and evaluating conjectures, and
creating and evaluating mathematical arguments.” JA Baxter, et al. (2002). Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School,52-56.
Comment: To be continued. The authors of this article urge the preparation of annotations for
articles related to content in math, science, English, etc. and then publish
them in their journals. An interesting idea. RayS.
Title: “Collaborating
to Cross the Mathematics-Literacy Divide: An Annotated Bibliography of Literacy
Strategies for Mathematics Classrooms.” ES Friedland, et al. Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy
(September 2011), 57-66.
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