A Literacy Focus on Mathematics Book 4: The Language of Geometry

Author(s): Marilyn Murray

ELT/ESOL Vocabulary & Pronunciation Skills | Mathematics

This series is written specifically for ESL (English as a Second Language) students, but will enhance the literacy of all English speaking students.

These books contain:

- vocabulary and language linked to pictures
- modelled sentences, explanations and descriptions
- language scaffolds
- many speaking practice activities
- sentence structure diagrams
- answers with many worked solutions
- full sentence of paragraph answers.

The series is generally suitable for students from Years 5 to 11.

Each chapter starts with simpler concepts, then moves vertically along a continuum, linking both language and mathematical content. Many of the answers in the back of the books include worked solutions, complete explanations, descriptions, procedures and other modelled writing. Consequently, independent workers will work faster through each book.

The vertical movement through mathematics means that some students need to be guided along the most suitable pathway. In the books on the Language of Shape and Measurement and the Language of Geometry, students can move along different pathways determined by the pre-tests provided.

Although these books do not provide a lot of drill and practice of non-language based mathematics, there is enough so that students can move to the next literacy-based activity.

If students need further non-language based practice, most mainstream mathematics textbooks can be used for that purpose.

Book 1 in the series, Getting the Basics Right covers the language of numbers and symbols, simple questioning, basic operations and the properties of triangles. It is suitable for students who have little English. This book is most suitable for students who are working towards level 1 on the NSW ESL scales, where level 8 is a native English speaker. To help these students further, a workbook (separate title) is also available to accompany this book.

The second and third books in the series, The Language of Fractions and Number Theory and The Language of Shape and Measurement are generally suitable for students who are working towards the ESL scale of level 2.

The other titles available in this series are listed below - they are suitable for students working towards the ESL scale of level 3 and beyond. Their progression will depend on their age and ability:

Book 4: The Language of Geometry
Book.6: The Language of Graphs and the Number Plane
Book 5: The Language of Trigonometry
Book 7: The Language of Consumer Arithmetic
Book 8: The Language of Probability


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General Fields

  • : 9780980763744
  • : Mathematical Publications
  • : Mathematical Publications
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Marilyn Murray