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A reading comprehension technique helps kids who don't speak English well learn math in elementary school. - - Donna Poisl

By Sean Nealon

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (www.ucr.edu) — An assistant professor at the University of California, Riverside Graduate School of Education has shown that a reading comprehension technique helps non-native English speakers in elementary school learn math.

The finding has significant implications at a time when schools are moving to the Common Core curriculum, which shifts math instruction from more number based to more word based. The findings also tie in with the national focus on Science Technology Engineering Mathematics (STEM) education because children who encounter difficulty with math at an early age often get turned off by the subject.
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