Three Reads An Instructional Routine to Develop Reading
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Three Reads An Instructional Routine to Develop Reading Like a Mathematician www. fosteringmathpractices. com
Lesson Goal Learn to “read like a mathematician”. Pay attention to quantities in the problem statement. 2
Read the Problem 3 Times 1 st Read What is the problem about? 2 nd Read What is the question? 3 rd Read What information is important?
st 1 Read What is the problem about? CREATE A PICTURE IN YOUR MIND 4
nd 2 Read What’s the question? 5
What’s the Question? In eastern North Carolina there are 3, 277 fourth graders signed up for basketball. In western North Carolina there are 2, 981 fourth graders signed up for basketball. In the Piedmont region there are 1, 512 players signed up. Every player will get placed on a team in their region of the state. The league wants to place 9 players on each team. Leftover players will be added to teams, so some teams will have ten players. How many teams will have 9 players? How many teams will have 10 players? Explain your reasoning. State the question in your own words. What quantity am I trying to find?
rd 3 Read What’s the important information? 7
What’s the Important Information? In eastern North Carolina there are 3, 277 fourth graders signed up for basketball. In western North Carolina there are 2, 981 fourth graders signed up for basketball. In the Piedmont region there are 1, 512 players signed up. Every player will get placed on a team in their region of the state. The league wants to place 9 players on each team. Leftover players will be added to teams, so some teams will have ten players. How many teams will have 9 players? How many teams will have 10 players? Explain your reasoning. What are the important quantities? The number of…
