Journal Article | Zandra de Araujo

Choosing Math Tasks for ELLs

Posted on July 30, 2018July 30, 2018 by Zandra de Araujo

This is the first of my #ShareMathEdResearch summaries. This is a work in progress. I welcome comments and questions on the format. Is it helpful? Are there other things that would be helpful to know? Are there some parts that aren't necessary? Is this a helpful summary for practitioners and the public? Etc. Article This … Continue reading Choosing Math Tasks for ELLs

New Book Chapter

Posted on May 26, 2018May 26, 2018 by Zandra de Araujo

Check out my latest book chapter, "Moving the mathematics forward while acquiring English" in NCTM's Access and Equity: Promoting high-quality mathematics in grades 3-5

New Curriculum Inquiry Article

Posted on November 25, 2017May 26, 2018 by Zandra de Araujo

The big takeaway from this article is this: What is intuitive regrading teaching mathematics with English learners is often not what is best.

New TEEM Article

Posted on June 10, 2017May 26, 2018 by Zandra de Araujo

We investigated one teacher’s decisions in response to the difference between the intended meaning of a mathematical problem and her student’s understanding. The student—an English language learner—had a different interpretation of the mathematical scenario related to one particular clause in the problem that was, ironically, intended to be explanatory but ended up obscuring intended meaning and therefore impacted the student’s solution.