ERIC Number: EJ1201810
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Jan
Pages: 7
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ISSN: ISSN-1073-5836
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Making Mathematical Discourse Worth Your While
Bertolone-Smith, Claudia M.; Gillette-Koyen, Linda
Teaching Children Mathematics, v25 n4 p242-248 Jan 2019
The first author's initial attempts at a whole-class mathematics discussion were woefully dysfunctional. Ten second graders showing their answers to a missing addend question about the number of children left riding a school bus did not result in the mathematical epiphany that the textbook promised. She did not give up on using mathematical discourse in my classroom; she knew students needed a platform to voice their mathematical ideas. So she kept at it, adjusting this and that until she had a predictable, productive routine that allowed children to safely express their mathematical ideas.
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Classroom Communication, Elementary School Mathematics, Mathematics Skills, Skill Development, Thinking Skills, Communication Skills, Problem Solving, Word Problems (Mathematics), Mathematics Activities, Class Activities, Mathematical Concepts
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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