Too many teachers, particularly in the early grades, rely on key words to introduce math problems. Posters displaying the terms — sum, minus, fewer, etc. — tied to operations including addition and ...

Word problem “key words” charts abound on lesson-sharing sites like Teachers Pay Teachers. These graphic organizers are designed to remind students which math words signal different operations.

“Children learn this stuff before they learn to read, before word problems become a problem.” “If you can’t understand what [five] means, you can’t add, you can’t do basic math,” she sai ...

A few weeks ago, I wrote an article for TheAtlantic.com describing some of the problems with how math ... have to memorize or have fluency in key math functions and do the math with speed and ...

Too many teachers, particularly in the early grades, rely on key words to introduce math problems. Posters displaying the terms — sum, minus, fewer, etc. — tied to operations including ...