Developing Mathematical Discourse Through a Community of Young Bilingual Learners Who Talk and Do Mathematics

Guideline 3

Regular and varying opportunities to learn

Regular and varying opportunities to learn, reflect upon, and demonstrate learning of mathematics using a variety of modes and forms

Guideline 4

Opportunities to produce a variety of methods and representations

Opportunities for students to interact with and produce a variety of methods and representations

Specification 3A

Activities deepen and extend learning through the various modes of communication: speaking, listening, reading, and writing.

Specification 3B

Materials include prompts for students to reflect on their own thought processes, language use, methods, and learning of mathematical content.

Specification 4A

Learning activities provide ways for students to generate and interpret a range of mathematical methods and representations (symbols, manipulatives, graphs, tables, words, etc.) and methods.

Specification 4B

Teacher materials provide guidance to encourage students to draw comparisons and connections across different methods and representations.