Reading and Writing in Mathematics is a graduate course that focuses on allowing children every opportunity to make connections with math in other subject areas and outside of school, thus enhancing their level of understanding and maximizing retention and recall. Implementing reading and writing in mathematics is crucial for the intellectual development of elementary and middle school students and can be applied to the high-school setting. Key topics pertinent to this course are cross-disciplinary connections, scaffolding, three-level guides, graphical organization, SQRQCQ method, to name a few. Below are some of the most applicable deliverables created during this course.
Evaluating Instructional Textbooks
Evaluating Electronic Media Project
Addressing Diversity in the Classroom