June 4, 2018 Notes -Breakout Session 2017: Implementing Strategies to Address Common Word Problem Situations (Kaffar, Vanderwarn, Flores)
June 4, 2018 at 3:48 PM
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Common Problem Solving Situations in Mathematics
Evidence Based Strategies
Explicit Instruction,
Cognitive Strategies and
Graduated Lesson Sequence
Addition with Regrouping
Subtraction with regrouping
Results of a Field Test
Schema Based Instruction
Addition and subtraction situation: add to, take from, put together, compare – 2nd
grade level question examples
Extraneous Information: (non essential) Extra, Irrelevant,
Nonessential – word problems may contain extraneous information
FAST: Find what you’re solving for, Ask yourself “what are the (NUMBER) parts
of the problem?” Set up the
numbers. Tie down the sign
RENAME: Read the Problem, Examine the ones column, 10 or
more, go next door; Note ones
in the ones column, Address
the tens column; Mark tens in
the tens column; Examine and
note hundreds, exit with a quick check
BBB = Bigger number on Bottom
means Break down a ten/hundred and trade
After that they gave an example using the
strategy and BBB
Field Test Results from St. Cloud State indicate
large gains (40%) pre test to post test
