Word Problem Resources
Schema-Based Instruction
Intervention Template (from Evidence Based Intervention Network)
Schema-based instruction improves math skills (article from American Psychological Assoc.)
Effective Word Problem Instruction: Using Schemas to Facilitate Mathematical Reasoning (article from TEACHING Exceptional Children)
3 Reads Strategy
This strategy helps students make sense of problems (SMP 1) and reason about the quantities in the problem (SMP 2) by reading through the problem three times:
to understand the context
to interpret the question
to identify important information
3 Reads (from Fostering Math Practices)
A more open-ended variation on the 3 Reads Strategy involves using only the problem stem. In this variation, you read the problem stem three times:
to understand the context
to consider the quantities involved
to pose questions that might arise based on the problem stem
3-Read Protocol (from San Francisco Unified School District)
Exploring the Three Reads Math Protocol for Word Problems (from the Erikson Institute Early Math Collaborative)
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Strategy Instruction using STAR (from LD Online)
STAR Mnemonic (from Intervention Central)
STAR Strategy (from Univ. of Central Arkansas); makes connections to Concrete, Semi-concrete, Abstract
IES Practice Guide from What Works Clearinghouse
Contact
Mark Helton, NBCT
CKEC CRRSA Coordinator
Jane Goatley
CKEC Math Consultant