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How to Help Students With Word Problems in Math—and Coach Teachers to Do the Same
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- Mar 5, 2026
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Summary
If your students can calculate but collapse in math word problems, the issue often isn’t the numbers—it’s the structure. Many schools default to keyword hunts, graphic organizers, and “pick the operation” routines. But those tools can accidentally train students to guess instead of model what’s happening. The result: multi-step math problems feel like a maze. In This Episode, You’ll Learn Why “keywords/highlighters” often fail (and what they train students to do instead)How focusing on math p...