Students often struggle to connect math with the real world. Word problems—a combination of words, numbers, and mathematical operations—can be a perfect vehicle to take abstract numbers off the page.

The summer homework assignment is due on paper on the first day of class. All work must be clearly shown. The examples in the textbook are good models to follow. Do your homework as follows: Use ...

In Central Falls, R.I., teachers are trying new strategies that move away from focusing on “key words,” the traditional, simplistic approach that often leads younger students astray CENTRAL FALLS, R.I ...

Researchers tested a research-based intervention with English learners with math difficulty. The intervention proved to boost comprehension and help students synthesize and visualize information, ...

Education professors have shown that a comprehension-based strategy can help English learners improve their math word-problem solving abilities. The approach boosts reading comprehension and problem ...

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Math problems are no longer the stuff of nightmares with Microsoft’s latest app, the Microsoft Math Solver. The tech giant recently launched the AI-enabled app — which lets users solve complicated ...