Basic skills in mathematics

Basic Skills in Mathematics

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n Mathematics and Literacy: Indiana University resource arguing that literacy in mathematics goes beyond helping students interpret word problems.
n Integrating Literacy in Mathematics: Presentation by Kathlyn Kizer of the College of Education and Behavioral Sciences of Western Kentucky University.
n Staffordshire Learning Net has posted five resources relating to the analysis of text types: Maths investigation (MS Word); Maths Investigation: Crossing the Square text exemplar (MS Word); Maths Investigation: Crossing the Square Scaffold (MS Word); Crossing the Square (MS Publisher); and Maths Key Word Box (MS Word), with definitions and ideas for using it in the classroom.
n Maths & literacy: Stockport Education Service literacy across the curriculum resource.
n Literacy in maths (11-14 and 14-16): SSER Ltd description of a secondary age range mathematics crossword and wordsearch resource in CD-ROM and photocopy master formats.
n The literacy of numeracy (11-16): SSER Ltd description of a secondary age range numeracy crossword and wordsearch resource in CD-ROM and photocopy master formats.
n Teaching literacy in mathematics in Year 7: New South Wales Department of Education and Training professional support document for teachers of mathematics.
n Mathematics keywords: Portal to vocabulary lists and activities of use in teaching mathematics.
n Mathematics missing letters: Word puzzle dedicated to the mathematics keywords in Harton School's key stage 3 student diary.
n Numeracy in mathematics: Argues that numeracy is found in all areas and topics in mathematics.
n Mathematics and Numeracy: Mutual Reinforcement: The case for quantitative literacy by Alfred B. Manaster of the University of California at San Diego.

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