ML Teacher Toolbox: The 3 Reads Protocol

 ML Teacher Toolbox: The 3 Reads Protocol

Tired of watching your multilingual learners scan a word problem, grab the first two numbers they spot, and just smash them together with a random operation? When dense text gets in the way of math, guessing feels like the only option. The 3 Reads Protocol breaks that cycle by stripping away the number-crunching panic and turning intimidating text into an accessible, sense-making puzzle. Join us for a fast-paced, practical session to learn how this routine builds academic language, lowers anxiety, and turns your MLs from frustrated guessers into confident, vocal problem-solvers. Bring a few pieces of white copy paper to try it yourself during our live session! 

What You’ll Do and Take Away:

• Experience the Routine from an ML Perspective: Step into your students’ shoes to see how separating the story, the quantities, and the question removes language barriers before calculations even begin.
• Grab Language Scaffolds: Walk away with ready-to-use sentence frames, visual graphic organizers, and structured partner-talk routines tailored for diverse language proficiencies. 
• Design Accessible  Math Tasks: Practice adapting complex word problems using asset-based strategies that invite students to use their full linguistic repertoire without watering down the grade-level rigor.

Audience: K–12 Educators, ML Specialists, Instructional Coaches