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Middle School Verbal And Mathmetical Skills

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Middle School Verbal And Mathmetical Skills

Louis Pugliese (Lecturer in Educational Psychology, CSUN, Certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards) gives expert video advice on: What middle school lessons are meant to teach verbal-linguistic skills?; How can I tell if my middle school-age child is having trouble with verbal-linguistic skills?; How can I help my middle school-age child learn "verbal-linguistic skills"? and more...

What middle school lessons are meant to teach verbal-linguistic skills?

In middle school, verbal and linguistic skills are taught almost in every class where we encourage learners to interact with each other, to learn new vocabulary. Of course we have literature and reading lessons continuing in middle school, and middle school is typically when children start reading classic literature and textbooks that are a little more challenging linguistically and verbally.

What middle school lessons are meant to teach logical-mathematical skills?

Logical mathematical skills are taught in middle schools, primarily in math classes, of course. Middle school is the age where children begin to take algebra, which is very abstract reasoning in mathematical and logical skills. When children are asked to analyze literature and history, they use logical mathematical skills to make predictions, to explain reasons and rationales for decision making, and what the outcomes could have been. The ability to hypothesize alternative endings to a story, or talk about alternative ways that problems could have been solved in history, are also very beneficial to helping children develop logical skills.

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