Vocabulario de matemáticas en dos idiomas
Términos de matemáticas en español e inglés para apoyar el acceso al currículo: sumar-add, restar-subtract.
Words
Match
How to run it
Establish which language the student learned the concept in. A child who was taught subtraction in Spanish knows how to subtract and does not know the word subtract — that is a vocabulary gap, not a maths one, and working it as the latter wastes a great deal of time. Note the cognates: multiplicar and multiply, dividir and divide, número and number are nearly the same word and are free.
Cueing ladder
Start at the top. Add support one step at a time.
- IndependentPresent the item and wait 5 seconds of quiet before helping.Log as correct
- HintGive a clue about the word's category, what it does, or where you find it.Log as cued
- Two choicesOffer two answers, the right one not always second.Log as cued
- ModelGive the answer in a sentence; the student says it back and uses it once more.Log as cued
Adjust it
Use fewer items and start with the ones the student already knows, such as 'sumar' and 'restar'.
Ask for the word in a sentence of the student's own, or a second example from the same group.
Matching IEP goal
Given vocabulary cards, Student will name, sort or define target words in 8 of 10 opportunities across 3 consecutive sessions, given no more than an indirect cue.
Send it home through the parent portal →About this activity
Twelve maths terms matched across Spanish and English: sumar and add, restar and subtract, multiplicar and multiply, dividir and divide, número and number, mitad and half, mayor que and greater than, menor que and less than, figura and shape, triángulo and triangle, medir and measure, resultado and answer. A student who knows the maths in one language needs only the terms in the other.
What to listen for
Watch mayor que and menor que, which are the two that carry a directional meaning rather than a label — greater than and less than have to be understood as a relation, and a student who translates the words without the relation will still get the questions wrong. Notice resultado and answer, which are not literal equivalents and are worth pointing out.
Carrying it home
Homework in maths is the material. Asking what the Spanish word is for a term in the English homework takes seconds and often reveals that the child knew the concept all along.
What's in this activity
- sumar add
- restar subtract
- multiplicar multiply
- dividir divide
- número number
- mitad half
- mayor que greater than
- menor que less than
- figura shape
- triángulo triangle
- medir measure
- resultado answer
Questions
- Is this board bilingual?
- Yes, each pair has a Spanish and an English term. The page is in English so an English-speaking clinician can find and evaluate it.
- Is it free?
- Yes, no account needed to play.
- Why does this matter for maths performance?
- Because a student can know how to subtract and not know the English word for it. That looks like a maths difficulty on a test and is a vocabulary gap, which needs a completely different response.
Use this board with your caseload
With a free account, every correct, cued and incorrect mark is saved to the student and scored against their IEP goal, with the data written up for you. Assign it as home practice through the parent portal.
Track progress freeFree for SLPs. No card, no trial clock.