CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. — When Natalia Molina began teaching her second grade students word problems earlier this school year, every lesson felt difficult. Most students were stymied by problems such as: ...

This lesson will feature the book Time Word Problems by Lisa Colozza Cocca. / Julia Knarr, The Soulard School / Book: Time Word Problems, Author: Lisa Colozza Cocca.

Students need to work multiple levers of their brains to unpack a word problem. That’s why these problems can be a challenge for English learners or those who struggle to read or have a learning ...

Second grade teacher Natalia Molina circulates to help groups of students as they work on word problems the Segue Institute for Learning in Central Falls, R.I. Phillip Keith for The Hechinger Report ...