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Ketterlin-Geller, Leanne R.; Jungjohann, Kathleen; Chard, David J.; Baker, Scott – Educational Leadership, 2007
Much of the difficulty that students encounter in the transition from arithmetic to algebra stems from their early learning and understanding of arithmetic. Too often, students learn about the whole number system and the operations that govern that system as a set of procedures to solve addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division problems.…
Descriptors: Number Systems, Word Problems (Mathematics), Arithmetic, Algebra
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Burns, Marilyn – Educational Leadership, 2007
Through her work as a consultant, Burns has found that a handful of students in all classes lack an adequate foundation in basic math concepts and lag far behind their peers in both understanding and skills. Students who lack a foundation on which to build new learning are generally not well served even by well-planned, differentiated instruction;…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Basic Skills, Mathematics Skills, Mathematical Concepts