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Word Walls

Overview

A word wall helps build the Math Communication and vocabulary skills that are necessary for problem solving. Doing activities with the wall, such as playing games, encourages participation, helping students remember the words even better.

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    Example: Use This Strategy in the Classroom

  • Learners can refer to word walls in their classrooms or personal word walls on their desks as visual support during class activities. Using external memory aids like this helps students increase their ability to recognize and use unfamiliar mathematical terms, adding to the Math Learning Environment.

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  • A digital word wall can be adaptive, and previous word walls can be referred to with ease. Providing this type of word wall can bring Working and Long-term Memory into action.

    • Factors Supported by this Strategy

    Learner Background
    Adverse Experiences
    Physical Well-being
    Safety
    Sleep
    Math Learning Environment
    Socioeconomic Status
    Social and Emotional Learning
    Sense of Belonging
    Cognition
    Working Memory
    Long-term Memory
    Short-term Memory
    Mathematics
    Math Communication

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