Name that Comma! Breaking Up Big Numbers (continued)
Topics: Middle School, Math
Tips:
- When helping your child read large numbers, use a 3x5 card to cover up everything after the first comma. Read one number and comma at a time.
- Once your child has mastered “reading the commas”, work backward. Dictate several large numbers and ask your child to write them using the comma colors.
- Encourage your child to practice writing out large numbers (e.g. twenty seven thousand three hundred fifty) in an old checkbook. Students at this age can’t imagine they’ll ever need to write a check. Just remind them that not everything is electronic – yet!
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Brigid Del Carmen has a Master's Degree in Special Education with endorsements in Learning Disabilities and Behavior Disorders/Emotional Impairments. Over the past eight years, she has taught Language Arts, Reading and Math in her middle school special education classroom.
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