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MAXINE BRIDGER

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Registered: 12/6/04
reading math
Posted: Feb 26, 1995 3:17 PM
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Reading math is a skill that has to be taught. I often have students read
a paragraph aloud, from the text, and then we dissect the paragraph word
by word. What is being said? why is it said that way?--we do this in
Ceometry (UCSMP) and in Calculus (Stein/Barcellos).

Reading math is like reading poetry--it has to be done slowly, pondering each word..this is a skill that has to be taught.
Maxine

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