Word Sorts to Encourage Mathematics Discussions

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Miranda L. Sigmon Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC

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Disciplinary literacy involves reading, writing, speaking, listening, and thinking in the context of specific disciplines. Word sorts are a way for students to acquire and examine vital features of mathematics vocabulary as they process and organize new content-specific ideas.

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