Children with working memory issues are likely to show difficulty with multiple step word problems. Once they have figured out the first part they may have forgotten to do the next steps. Many of our staff members have created problem-solving steps reference sheets and general math reference sheets. It would be great if we could bring them all together, share them and make some of them consistent from grade level to grade level. If we start using the same steps from the first grade on then children will be familiar with and will have over-learned the strategies and steps by the time they get up to the upper grades.
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Cindy, I love the idea of using the same language with problem solving strategies and techniques. If we can use similar language/steps throughout the grade levels, adding to the complexity as each grade level progresses, then the students will become so much more familiar with the process. Thus decreasing the amount of working memory needed as they work through a problem, manipulating each step/strategy.
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