We’ve all wondered why we’re instructed to perform certain math problems a certain way. A new study has shown that we’re finally able to be told why! Certain math strategies are chosen specifically in order to be most beneficial to children with learning challenges.

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The new strategies for solving math problems may prove to be especially helpful to children with dyslexia. Rather than presenting students with exhaustive lists of problems to solve, the focus is instead placed on letting each individual student choose their preferred method of solving the problems.
This past week, researchers published an interesting study that suggested that students should receive explicit instructions about why certain approaches are chosen for certain types of math programs. As it turns out, studies of strategic math instruction seems to especially benefit students with “learning disabilities.”
~Fernette Eide

Key Takeaways:

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Strategic math instruction can benefit students with dyslexia by helping them understand why certain approaches to solving types of math problems are more useful than others.
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By teaching the students to recognize there are certain categories in which most math problems fall, they can avoid memorizing standard methods and instead focus on the methods particular to those categories.
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By showing the students how to solve a particular category of problem, the usual method of assigning many standard problems is avoided, and students instead learn a qualitative method that is more effective.

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