V.+Curriculum+Analysis

V. Curriculum Analysis and Linguistic Analysis
Word problems are difficult for native speakers and ELLs alike, but they can be particularly inaccessible to ELLs. The inclusion of a concordancer should help students examine where these words are used in other contexts. The wording structure of Algebraic word problems is fairly stylized, that is each problem is phrased much like other similar problems. Not only will this help with language acquisition, it may also help learners generalize the language into other situations.("All things being equal", "in addition to," ...) Other vocabulary indicates specific operations in word problems (e.g. is mixed with, the result is...). That vocabulary must be explicitly taught to all students.