Objectives:

Identify beliefs and ideas surrounding word problems and related vocabulary that may cause potential barriers to learning.

Explore and evaluate the potential of 10 approaches to exploring mathematical vocabulary and deciphering word problems.

Be aware of resources to support the ideas/approaches.

Consider how you will use, embed and disseminate the ideas/approaches.

After 11 years of research, 1 teacher innovation group and 3 Mathematics Conferences (ATM and Complete Maths) and a book in progress, Jean Knapp will share 10 easily accessible ideas to support one of the three main strands of the National Curriculum, Problem Solving.

We will look at how we help pupils from Primary through to early Secondary School to equip them with the necessary skills and knowledge to decipher mathematical language and recognise what is required to solve a word problem.

This is a practical session with an opportunity to understand how the children will respond by trying the ideas yourselves!

Jean Knapp

Email: j.knappmathscourses@outlook.com

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Website: https://jkprimarymaths.wordpress.com

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