Math Talk Teacher Tools and Resources
Teacher Resources for Assessing and Talking in Math Class
Looking for more ways to integrate math discourse and assessment in your classroom? Browse our teacher tools and resources to find related books, informative videos, and practical ideas to help you continue the math conversation.
Math Reasoning Inventory
We are excited to presentMath Reasoning Inventory (MRI),
an online formative assessment tool now
available free of charge to all teachers.
Read about MRI in an article
written by Marilyn Burns, founder
of Math Solutions, and then visit www.mathreasoninginventory.com.
Math Talk
Related Math Talk Titles
- Classroom Discussions: Using Math Talk to Help Students Learn, Grades K–6, Second Edition
- Classroom Discussions: Seeing Math Discourse in Action, Grades K–6, A Multimedia Professional Learning Resource
- Number Talks: Helping Children Build Mental Math and Computation, Grades K–5, A Multimedia Professional Learning Resource
- Good Questions for Math Teaching: Why Ask Them and What to Ask, Grades K–6 and 5–8
- Show and Tell: Representing and Communicating Mathematical Ideas in K–2 Classrooms
Math Talk Articles
- How to Get Students Talking!
- Q&A: Using Talk in Math Class to Help Students Learn
- The Importance of Questioning
- Lesson: What Could Be the Sum—A Lesson with Third Graders, from Good Questions for Math Teaching, Grades K–6
Free Math Talk Lessons!
See Math Talk in Action
Watch these videos of Math Talk being used in real classrooms, and hear what educators are saying about it:
 Watch how a 1st grade teacher helps her students listen to and repeat a classmate's thinking |
 Watch how a 5th grade teacher facilitates math talk to find the volume of a rectangular prism |
 Hear what teachers say about implementing classroom math talks |
 Hear what Math Solutions author Sherry Parrish says about Number Talks |
Formative Assessment
Related Assessment Titles
- INFORMative Assessment: Formative Assessment to Improve Math Achievement, Grades K–6
- How to Assess While You Teach Math: Formative Assessment Practices and Lessons, Grades K–2, A Multimedia Professional Learning Resource
Assessment Articles
Free Assessment Lessons!
See Formative Assessment in Action
 Watch an introduction to formative assessment for math |
 Watch an individual counting assessment with author Dana Islas and one of her students |
Differentiate Instruction/
English Language Learners
Related Differentiate Instruction/
English Language Learners Titles
- Supporting English Language Learners in Math Class, Grades K–5, A Multimedia Professional Learning Resource
- Math for All, Differentiating Instruction Complete Series
Free Differentiating and ELL Lessons!
Get started with these free differentiating and ELL lessons from Math Solutions
- Estimating Length: Differentiating Within a Unit
- Post-Assessment Tasks for Grades K–2
- Identifying and Describing Polygons
- Helping English Language Learners Make Sense of Math Word Problems
Author Interviews
- Part 1: Audio Interview with Rusty Bresser and Kathy Melanese
- Part 2: Audio Interview with Rusty Bresser and Kathy Melanese
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