Why do your students still struggle with word problems?? The computation of these word problems usually isn’t difficult, but the confusion comes in the language of the problem, and students struggle because they don’t have a strategy to help them truly understand what the problem is asking.

In this brand new publication, you'll be equipped with your secret weapon to help students build essential reading comprehension skills to decipher what a word problem is actually asking and develop a common language for problem solving as they learn to create visual models that represent all the portions of the problem.

From part-whole addition problems to additive comparisons problems, student journals A-H leads students in a developmentally-appropriate progression from proportional visual models to non-proportional visual models using the step-by-step process of visual models with Professor Barble over the course of a year. Each time a new problem type is introduced, the student journal provides scaffolding to help build confidence as they learn to create the appropriate visual model, and which can serve as a reference for later. Word Problem Posters depict a grade-specific sample of each type of visual model presented during the year for students to reference. The step-by-step video tutorials and detailed answer key provide teachers with the confidence they need to ask questions and guide students through each day of the journal with the goal of helping students become confident problem solvers.

Product includes:

• 8 student journals with visual model checklist
• Detailed answer key
• Teacher's guide
• Word problem posters
• Access to video tutorials

Note: This product is for a single-classroom license. For inquiries about grade-level or building licenses, please contact support@sis4teachers.org.

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