Research on Student's Communicating Math

I have come across and article by Lisa Anne De Garcia titled How to Get Students Talking! Generating Math Talk That Supports Math Learning.

 In this article she speaks about how teaching  can help promote math talk in partners, small groups and whole group to help develop confident problem solvers.

She makes reference to five teaching practices listed below:

Five Teaching Practices for Improving the Quality of Discourse in Mathematics

Classrooms

1) Talk moves that engage students in discourse,

2) The art of questioning,

3) Using student thinking to propel discussions,

4) Setting up a supportive environment, and

5) Orchestrating the discourse.

The article focuses on what a teacher can do to help improve students verbal communication and different strategies that can be used in the classroom to help students improve mathematical communication.

Check it out at http://www.mathsolutions.com/documents/How_to_Get_Students_Talking.pdf

Angela