One of the most effective ways to help English Learners and all MLLs (math language learners) develop academic language is through Number Talks! Number Talks are a daily routine during which the teacher shares a computation problem and students use all of their math repertoire solution process and strategies. Students have the opportunity for think & processing time before sharing their reasoning to the class. Students take turns explaining & justifying their response while the teacher acts as the scribe. Students are able to concentrate on what they are saying and can see based on what is recorded if they are being understood. Number Talks prompt students to use the academic language and vocabulary that they have internalized. If students get stuck when speaking, then the teacher can remind them to use supports such as anchor charts, word walls, sentence frames, or use of their L1. When students are not sharing, they are actively listening because they are able to use their classmate's explanation to in their own response. Number Talks allow for students to take part in an authentic math discussion and develop academic language together. Number Talk prompts include 34+57=? and 1/2×1/2.Because the problem being solved is not a word problem or a text heavy task, the focus is truly on the mathematics and the academic language needed to talk about the problem. This means that students need to retrieve and use vocabulary from different concepts in order to share their solution process at a deep level.
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