Communication

Communication is one of the mathematical process standards for the Nova Scotia mathematics curriculum. Resources listed below help to clarify this process and provide strategies for building effective mathematical communications.

• Communication in the Mathematics Classroom - This handout is from the Ontario Capacity Building Series.

• Communication - This is a pdf fact sheet from Alberta from a series on the 7 Mathematical Process Standards. A short video was produced to accompany this fact sheet.

• Sentence Starters

  • • Let's Talk Math - 20 Power Sentence Starters and Questions iReady infographic

    • Math Talk Sentence Starters pdf handout

• Why Math Discourse Matters iReady infographic

• NCTM Journal Articles

  • • Chval, K. B., & Pinnow, R. J. (2018). A Path to Discourse-Rich Communities. Teaching Children Mathematics, 25(2), 104–113. https://doi.org/10.5951/teacchilmath.25.2.0104

    • Newell, C., & Orton, C. (2018). Classroom Routines: an Invitation to Discourse. Teaching Children Mathematics, 25(2), 94–102. https://doi.org/10.5951/teacchilmath.25.2.0094

    • Stein, C. A. (2007). Let’s Talk: Promoting Mathematical Discourse in the Classroom. The Mathematics Teacher, 101(4), 285–289. https://doi.org/10.5951/mt.101.4.0285

• M4 and M6 Nova Scotia Provincial Assessment Teacher Resources - Student Samples

  • Mathematics in Grade 4 - Problem-Solving and Communication (EN/FI Rubric and Exemplars)

  • Mathematics in Grade 6 - Problem-Solving and Communication (EN/FI Rubric and Exemplars)

• Effective Questioning

  • • Effective Questioning

    • Sample Teacher Questions During each Phase of a Three Part Lesson

• Mathematical Language

  • Mathematical Language and Communication - A short video produced by the HRCE Math Team and accompanying Google slides

  • Progression chart of student language P-6