Kevin Dykema, a math expert, shares strategies for teachers to help students tackle word problems.

Asha K. Jitendra, Edward Sczesniak, Cynthia C. Griffin, Andria Deatline-Buchman, Mathematical Word Problem Solving in Third-Grade Classrooms, The Journal of ...

Learn activities for third grade math to prepare for school. Teach your children 3rd grade math skills like fractions, multiplication tables and division.

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

3rd grade is when your child will start building upon their basic math foundations. Here are tips on how you can help.

When Nicole Thompson teaches a math word problem to her fourth grade class in Pajaro Valley Unified, she has the class read it over three times. After the first read, students discuss with a partner ...

Csaba Csíkos, Judit Szitányi, Rita Kelemen, The effects of using drawings in developing young children's mathematical word problem solving: A design experiment with third-grade Hungarian students, ...

Students who don’t read well or lack crucial vocabulary often face unnecessary obstacles—not just in reading but also in math.