Leveled Texts for Mathematics: Fractions, Decimals, and Percents

 Lori Barker

Shell Education | 2011 | 147 páginas | rar -pdf | 58,4 Mb

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With a focus on fractions, decimals, and percents, this resource provides the know-how to use leveled texts to differentiate instruction in mathematics. A total of 15 different topics are featured in and the high-interest text is written at four different reading levels with matching visuals. Practice problems are provided to reinforce what is taught in the passage

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Table of Contents
What Is Differentiation?..4
How to Differentiate Using This Product......5
General Information About the Student Populations.......6
Below-Grade-Level Students.....6
English Language Learners.....6
On-Grade-Level Students....7
Above-Grade-Level Students......7
Strategies for Using the Leveled Texts.......8
Below-Grade-Level Students....8
English Language Learners.. 11
Above-Grade-Level Students...... 14
How to Use This Product...... 16
Readability Chart...... 16
Components of the Product..... 16
Tips for Managing the Product... 18
Correlation to Standards...... 19
Leveled Texts.... 21
What Is a Fraction?...... 21
Fractions Have Their Place..... 29
Finding a Place for Decimals.... 37
Some Are More, Some Are Less...... 45
Different but the Same...... 53
As Simple as Possible.... 61
When It’s Greater Than One....... 69
Together or Apart....... 77
Thinking About Different Sizes..... 85
Multiplication and Division of Fractions..... 93
Addition and Subtraction of Decimals.... 101
Multiplying and Dividing Decimals...... 109
Fractions to Decimals....... 117
Understanding Percents.... 125
Fractions, Decimals, and Percents..... 133
Appendices...... 141
References Cited....... 141
Contents of Teacher Resource CD... 142