Name: _Ande Vicki Stanley_ Date: Feb 13,2013_ Your Major:_Middle Level Education Mathematics/English Subject Area Focus of Paper:The Literary needs of mathematics students__
Respond with two to three sentences to each of the following:
I. How will you determine and cite the specific literacy needs of students in your subject area? What do you expect will be some of those “specific literacy needs”?
The literacy needs of students in mathematics is mostly related to word problems. Students will needs to understand what the problem is asking and be able to point out the key word that will help the students to break down and solve the problems. The comprehension is the most important aspect of the literacy needs in mathematics.
II. What types of literacy strategies do you hope to find? How do you expect that they will be “unique to your subject area”?
Some great literacy strategies to use for mathematics is to give example problems. We will be able to discuss what specific words mean. By simply changing some of the words and numbers and looking to see if students can solve the similar problem, I will be able to correctly identify if my students are understanding what they are reading. It is unique because I will have the gift of giving them the answer without giving them the answer because the number can be changed and make it into a whole new problem.
III. What conclusions do you expect to draw from your research? How might you use those conclusions?
Some conclusions that I expect to draw from my research is that most students struggle with word problems because of a lack of comprehension of what the problem is asking for. This is derived from a lack of comprehension in literacy in general or of mathematical terms.
List some preliminary resources that you intend to use (minimum 5 for now):
( Scholarly Journal Articles)
1. Adams, A. E., & Pegg, J. (2012). Teachers' Enactment of Content Literacy Strategies in Secondary Science and Mathematics Classes. Journal Of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 56(2), 151-161. doi:10.1002/JAAL.00116
2. Ming, K. (2012). 10 Content-Area Literacy Strategies for Art, Mathematics, Music, and Physical Education. Clearing House, 85(6), 213-220. doi:10.1080/00098655.2012.691568
3. Friedland, E. S., McMillen, S. E., & Hill, P. (2011). Collaborating to Cross the Mathematics-Literacy Divide: An Annotated Bibliography of Literacy Strategies for Mathematics Classrooms. Journal Of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 55(1), 57-66. doi:10.1598/JAAL.55.1.6
4. Kester Phillips, D. C., Bardsley, M., Bach, T., & Gibb-Brown, K. (2009). "BUT I TEACH MATH!' THE JOURNEY OF MIDDLE SCHOOL MATHEMATICS TEACHERS AND LITERACY COACHES LEARNING TO INTEGRATE LITERACY STRATEGIES INTO THE MATH INSTRUCTION. Education, 129(3), 467-472.
5. Spitler, E. (2011). From Resistance to Advocacy for Math Literacy: One Teacher's Literacy Identity Transformation. Journal Of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 55(4), 306-315. doi:10.1002/JAAL.00037
Name: _Ande Vicki Stanley_ Date: Feb 13,2013_
Your Major: _Middle Level Education Mathematics/English
Subject Area Focus of Paper: The Literary needs of mathematics students__
Respond with two to three sentences to each of the following:
I. How will you determine and cite the specific literacy needs of students in your subject area? What do you expect will be some of those “specific literacy needs”?
The literacy needs of students in mathematics is mostly related to word problems. Students will needs to understand what the problem is asking and be able to point out the key word that will help the students to break down and solve the problems. The comprehension is the most important aspect of the literacy needs in mathematics.
II. What types of literacy strategies do you hope to find? How do you expect that they will be “unique to your subject area”?
Some great literacy strategies to use for mathematics is to give example problems. We will be able to discuss what specific words mean. By simply changing some of the words and numbers and looking to see if students can solve the similar problem, I will be able to correctly identify if my students are understanding what they are reading. It is unique because I will have the gift of giving them the answer without giving them the answer because the number can be changed and make it into a whole new problem.
III. What conclusions do you expect to draw from your research? How might you use those conclusions?
Some conclusions that I expect to draw from my research is that most students struggle with word problems because of a lack of comprehension of what the problem is asking for. This is derived from a lack of comprehension in literacy in general or of mathematical terms.
List some preliminary resources that you intend to use (minimum 5 for now):
( Scholarly Journal Articles)
1. Adams, A. E., & Pegg, J. (2012). Teachers' Enactment of Content Literacy Strategies in Secondary Science and Mathematics Classes. Journal Of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 56(2), 151-161. doi:10.1002/JAAL.00116
2. Ming, K. (2012). 10 Content-Area Literacy Strategies for Art, Mathematics, Music, and Physical Education. Clearing House, 85(6), 213-220. doi:10.1080/00098655.2012.691568
3. Friedland, E. S., McMillen, S. E., & Hill, P. (2011). Collaborating to Cross the Mathematics-Literacy Divide: An Annotated Bibliography of Literacy Strategies for Mathematics Classrooms. Journal Of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 55(1), 57-66. doi:10.1598/JAAL.55.1.6
4. Kester Phillips, D. C., Bardsley, M., Bach, T., & Gibb-Brown, K. (2009). "BUT I TEACH MATH!' THE JOURNEY OF MIDDLE SCHOOL MATHEMATICS TEACHERS AND LITERACY COACHES LEARNING TO INTEGRATE LITERACY STRATEGIES INTO THE MATH INSTRUCTION. Education, 129(3), 467-472.
5. Spitler, E. (2011). From Resistance to Advocacy for Math Literacy: One Teacher's Literacy Identity Transformation. Journal Of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 55(4), 306-315. doi:10.1002/JAAL.00037