Words problems often present a challenge for students in math. Christopher Masullo offers steps to help students find solutions.

Science Why schools are teaching math word problems all wrong Teachers are trying new strategies that move away from focusing on ‘key words.’ Sarah Carr / The Hechinger Report ...

Story problems can help young learners grasp math concepts, but teachers must design and scaffold them carefully.

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 ...

Word problems involve reading, executive functioning, problem solving, computation and vocabulary, which means there are a lot of ways for students to go wrong when trying to solve them.

RI EDUCATION Schools are teaching math word problems all wrong. But some educators have found a better way. In Central Falls, R.I., teachers are trying new strategies that move away from focusing ...