Yes, because word problems require integration and a holistic approach to understand what is being asked for and the salient information. They could easily do the problem translated to a purely mathematical form. The challenge is to give them metacognitive tools for how to break down the problem in a concrete step by step process.

Marcia Eckerd

What is your opinion on my proposed framework for learning word problem?Does synthetic real life problem practices via virtual reality learning intervention may help the children in understanding word problem process?

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Looking at the PDF, I’m not clear about what you’re doing- what the virtual reality component is.

My thoughts:

First, every child on the spectrum isnt gifted or even good at math. You can’t generalize to the whole population.

Second, you have a cloud with visualize. Many extremely verbal kids have significant visual spatial deficits. Dont Many use their verbal strengths to talk their way through visual tasks.

Third, many cant get main ideas and identify the most salient points- holistic thinking. They need it verbalized to learn a metacognitive strategy to learn how to do this.