Algebra Out Loud: Students Read and Write to Learn and
Communicate
Too few students use their algebra
texts effectively or efficiently. Moreover, students often struggle with the
language of mathematics and are poor communicators of mathematics. This
talk will focus on remedies for this situation.
Over the years I have utilized
reading and writing strategies to encourage students to communicate mathematics
successfully. This talk will focus on ten reading and writing strategies
that have allowed my college algebra students to better understand and
communicate the language of mathematics. I have used these same
strategies (with great success) in upper level course such as History of
Mathematics and Modern Geometry, courses that help prepare students to be
secondary mathematics teachers.
Participants at this session will
receive a portfolio of successful reading and writing in algebra strategies and
activities. These activities can also be found in my book, Algebra Out
Loud (Publisher: Jossey-Bass.)
Also, the objectives and outcomes for using these activities in my courses will
be discussed.