Students shouldn’t encounter word problems for the first time in an assessment. Teachers need to bring the right word ...

some of which they hear nowhere outside of the math classroom. These students have difficulty understanding written or verbal directions or explanations, and find word problems especially ...

When children are presented with a math word problem, for example, they must identify the overarching pattern, and link it to similar problems in their previous experience. Finally, memory for ...

More information: H. Lee Swanson et al, The mathematical word problem-solving performance gap between children with and without math difficulties: does working memory mediate and/or moderate ...