To solve basic math operations — and more complicated ones down the road — kids need problem-solving skills ... on" from the higher number for addition, or base-10 facts to compose or ...

to make word problems more approachable, said Kevin Dykema, the immediate past president of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics and an 8th grade math teacher in Mattawan, Michigan.

some of which they hear nowhere outside of the math classroom. These students have difficulty understanding written or verbal directions or explanations, and find word problems especially ...