Revising Word Problems to Address UDL and Standards

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Noah Brown Washington Junior High, Toledo, OH

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Jonathan D. Bostic Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH

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Laura Folger Wapakoneta Middle School, Wapakoneta, OH

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Tiara Hicks George I. Sanchez Collaborative Community School, Albuquerque, NM

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Mathematics assessments should allow all students opportunities to demonstrate their knowledge and skills as problem solvers. Looking at textbook word problems, we share a process for revising them using Universal Design for Learning.

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