Word problem “key words” charts abound on lesson ... that means add the numbers in the problem. Talking with students about the meaning of math vocabulary is useful, said Powell.

Here are seven random numbers ... number words are shorter. Could this explain why Chinese students have lately (in Singapore and Shanghai) jumped to the top of international teenage math testing?

An anthropological linguist has shown that the language of the Piraha, an Amazonian tribe, lacks number words and as a result the people have a difficult time performing common quantitative tasks.

What's the best language for learning math? Hint: You're not reading it. Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Turkish use simpler number words and express math concepts more clearly than English ...

Work on identifying sight words. Count ... read and write numbers to 20. / 1st Reading, Kristen Forth, Rockwood School District / 1st Math, Lauren Williams, Windsor C-1 School District, Windsor ...