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=Help With Using Writing in Math- =

====Below are some resources to help you implement writing in your math class. Please feel free to add other resources. Visit the other pages on your left to post specific writing activities and to browse activities that others have posted. Also, visit the discussion board to talk about the obstacles you have faced in implementing writing in math. Maybe a fellow math teacher can offer advice! ====


 * 1) See [[image:http://mathwire.com/images/link.gif]] [|10 Big Math Ideas] to read why Marilyn Burns emphasizes the importance of writing in math class. Be sure to read #3 and #4.
 * 2) [[image:http://mathwire.com/images/link.gif]] [|Math Journals Boost Real Learning] offers practical tips on using journals, responding to student's writings and storing journals in the classroom.
 * 3) Read [[image:http://mathwire.com/images/link.gif]] [|Math Out Loud] for more reflection on the connection between speaking and writing.
 * 4) Check out [[image:http://mathwire.com/images/link.gif]] [|Writing in Mathematics] for some suggested ideas and prompts that promote different kinds of writing to make sense of mathematics.
 * 5) [|Math Journals and Other Math Ideas for Primary Teachers] discusses the use of journals in the primary grades.
 * 6) Consult [[image:http://mathwire.com/images/link.gif]] [|Why students should write in math class]
 * 7) [[image:http://mathwire.com/images/link.gif]] [|Options for Writing in Math] presents a collection of suggested activities based on Marilyn Burns activities.
 * 8) [[image:http://mathwire.com/images/link.gif]] [|Tips for Improving Student Writing] offers additional strategies for working with reluctant writers.
 * 9) Reward the poets with an introduction to Greg Tang's Math Poetry as introduced in [[image:http://mathwire.com/images/link.gif]] [|Poems in Math Class? Yeah, Write!].
 * 10) [[image:http://mathwire.com/images/link.gif]] [|Create your own R.A.F.T.S. Prompts for Math Class] provides an online generator for serious math writing for an audience.
 * 11) Refer to [[image:http://mathwire.com/images/link.gif]] [|No Child Left Unheard: Improving Math Success Through Feedback Strategies] for some great ideas for incorporating different kinds of writing in math class so that every student's voice is heard.
 * 12) Kay Tolliver makes a strong case for listening to students in [[image:http://mathwire.com/images/link.gif]] [|Math and Communication].
 * 13) Many of the [[image:http://mathwire.com/images/link.gif]] [|59 Writing Prompts for Math Teachers] could be adapted for student use.
 * 14) [[image:http://mathwire.com/images/link.gif]] [|My Life in Math Class] describes a beginning of the year writing assignment Brenda Dyck created that requires students to write a math autobiography to meet specified criteria.

These resources were found online at mathwire.com