Question

Josie is a student in a fifth-grade inclusion class. She has a specific learning disability in mathematics and has difficulty solving word problems. As soon as she finishes reading a problem, she begins doing computations; additionally, she seems to think that all problems have whole-number answers. One of the annual goals in her IEP is related to learning the process of solving word problems: "Josie will be able to solve grade-appropriate word problems independently 85 percent of the time, using a systematic and logical process.

Answer 1

Explanation:

Solving word problems is always hard. even w/o any learning challenges. I'm kind of good at word problems but what I notice is that people have ways to ask word problem questions that can be very much about their own thought process, not really about the math. Often it matters who is asking the word problem more than what the question is about for understanding the problem. I don't think Josie will stand a chance with some peoples questions, like she'll solve it .01% of the time. Not 85% of the time. Just my perspective. :)