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Learn how to help your child improve math problem-solving skills with the R.O.P.E.S. method. Teach them to read problems, use scratch paper and charts, and efficiently work through math tasks. This guide emphasizes reading, organizing, planning, executing, and verifying problem-solving steps.
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Math Problem Solving How can you help your child?
Here are strategies we teach here: • R.O.P.E.S • Scratch paper • Charts, (Telling and Asking) • Scratch paper to work problems
R.O.P.E.S • Read the problem. • Omit unnecessary information • Plan to solve it • Efficiently carry out the plan • Study results and check
Read the Problem • Have your child read the problem to you. • Use a highlighter to underline important information. • Underline the question. • Circle and label the numbers. Make sure your child knows what they mean.
Omit Unnecessary Information • Cross out information you don’t need
Telling On this side of the chart, write all of the clues the problem gives you. Asking: On this side of the chart, write the question part of the problem. Use this side to work out the math. Plan: Put information into a chart or scratch paper
Study the Results and Check • Check the math and make sure your computation is correct. • Make sure the answer makes sense