Solve word problems involving multiplication and division of numbers within 100. Example: The second-grade class and third-grade class were collecting old cell phones to recycle.

Class of 2025 student Jacob works on a math problem in his 3rd grade classroom at Earl Boyles Elementary School. Rob Manning / OPB. Rauch-McGowan pointed out how one student solved a problem.

Michael J. Orosco, Deborah K. Reed. Supplemental intervention for third-grade English learners with significant problem-solving challenges. Learning Disabilities Research & Practice , 2024; 39 (2 ...

For the study, researchers worked with 207 third grade students with and without math difficulties to see how working memory influenced their abilities to solve word problems.