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This study strategy is recommended for use when working with
math word problems.|
Survey |
Read the problem rapidly, skimming to determine its nature. |
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Q uestion |
Decide what is being asked-in other words, what the problem is. |
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R ead |
Read for details and interrelationships. |
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Q uestion |
Decide which processes and strategies should be used to address the problem. |
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C ompute |
Carry out the necessary computations. |
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Q uestion |
Ask whether the answer seems correct. Check computations against the facts presented in the problem against basic arithmetic facts. |
Leu, D. J., & Kinzer, C. K. (1991). Effective Reading Instruction, K-8 Second Edition.
New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.