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Using Reading and Writing to Do Math

This 5-step process leverages literacy skills—like reading, annotating, and writing—to help students solve math word problems.

March 28, 2019

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Students at this elementary school in the Bronx use a one-sheet math thinking map as they walk through the problem-solving procedure. (Download a PDF of the math thinking map.) The problem-solving procedure and math tasks that CVES uses are developed by Exemplars, a company that provides a library of rich performance tasks and professional development for K-12 schools.  

This video is part of our Schools That Work series and features key practices from Concourse Village Elementary School.

Schools That Work

Concourse Village Elementary School

Public, Urban
Grades Pre-K to 5
The Bronx, NY

Edutopia wishes to thank Accelerate Institute for helping us discover Concourse Village Elementary School.

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