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Mar 24, 2026 26 min

Episode 5.2

from Math Chat Hosted by Rhode Island Tiered Intervention in Math Education

Technical assistance consultant Erin McCopp from American Institutes for Research chats with Dr. Kate Berry from the University of Texas at Austin about the article "Intensifying Language Supports in Word-Problem Schema Instruction." Their discussion includes what schema instruction for word-problem-solving is, five strategies to enhance schema instruction for students experiencing difficulty solving word problems, and recommendations for educators teaching word-problem-solving. Article: Arsenault, T. L., & Powell, S. R. (2022). Intensifying language supports in word-problem schema instruction. TEACHING Exceptional Children, 57(2), 150-159. https://doi.org/10.1177/00400599211069555 Resources mentioned in the episode: https://piratemathequationquest.com/ https://www.mathspiral.com/professional-learning-archive-new-educators-PL02.html

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