{"product_id":"why-write-in-math-class-9781625311603","title":"Why Write in Math Class?","description":"\u003ch2\u003eWhy Write in Math Class? - A Practical Guide for K-5 Teachers\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis professional development resource helps elementary math teachers integrate writing strategies into mathematics instruction. Building on successful math talk practices, this guide shows how writing supports students in constructing, exploring, and communicating mathematical thinking while providing teachers with insights into student understanding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eFive Types of Mathematical Writing\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe book focuses on five distinct writing types in mathematics: exploratory, explanatory, argumentative, creative, and reflective. Each type serves a specific purpose in helping students develop mathematical reasoning and communication skills. Teachers learn how to implement these writing strategies alongside existing literacy instruction practices.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eHigh-Cognitive Demand Tasks and Prompts\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis guide provides specific writing prompts and tasks designed to challenge students' mathematical thinking. The practical examples help teachers create assignments that require deep engagement with mathematical concepts rather than simple recall or procedural responses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eReal Classroom Examples from K-5\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eExtensive stories and authentic student work samples from kindergarten through fifth grade classrooms demonstrate successful implementation. These examples give teachers a clear vision of how mathematical writing unfolds across different grade levels and mathematical topics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eSupport for Implementation\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe authors offer practical advice for supporting student writing in mathematics, including how to establish classroom communities that value both math talk and written communication. The strategies build on existing teaching practices while expanding instructional approaches to include written mathematical discourse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eExpert Authors\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTo help students communicate their mathematical thinking, many teachers have created classrooms where math talk has become a successful and joyful instructional practice. Building on that success, the ideas in Why Write in Math Class? help students construct, explore, represent, refine, connect, and reflect on mathematical ideas. Writing also provides teachers with a window into each student's thinking and informs instructional decisions.Focusing on five types of writing in math (exploratory, explanatory, argumentative, creative, and reflective), Why Write in Math Class? offers a variety of ways to integrate writing into the math class. The ideas in this book will help you make connections to what you already know about the teaching of writing within literacy instruction and build on what you've learned about the development of classroom communities that support math talk.The authors offer practical advice about how to support writing in math, as well as many specific examples of writing prompts and tasks that require high-cognitive demand. Extensive stories and samples of student work from K-5 classrooms give a vision of how writing in math class can successfully unfold.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLinda Dacey, consultant and professor emeritus at Lesley University, is committed to students learning math in ways that joyfully develop conceptual understanding. Her current major interests are communication of mathematical thinking, problem solving, and number sense. Linda is a prolific writer who has coauthored numerous books, including the \u003ci\u003eZeroing In on Number and Operation\u003c\/i\u003e series and the three-volume \u003ci\u003eWell Played: Building Mathematical Thinking Through Number Games and Puzzle\u003c\/i\u003e, K-8, series. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Kathleen O'Connell Hopping is mathematics curriculum specialist at the Lincoln School in Lincoln, Massachusetts. Her K-5 mathematics experience enables her to support teachers and students in a learning environment that develops communication and fosters connections to deeper mathematical understanding. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Rebeka Eston Salemi is a kindergarten teacher at the Lincoln School in Lincoln, Massachusetts. In a career spanning almost 40 years, she has always been curious about how young children navigate and make sense of the world around them.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50681409569042,"sku":"9781625311603","price":45.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_bd9696c6-3791-4b66-ba6b-195470fa60a3.jpg?v=1733953096","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/why-write-in-math-class-9781625311603","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}