Communication

**COMMUNICATION** [C]
Students need opportunities to read about, represent, view, write about, listen to and discuss mathematical ideas. These opportunities allow students to create links among their own language and ideas, the language and ideas of others, and the formal language and symbols of mathematics. Communication is important in clarifying, reinforcing and modifying ideas, attitudes and beliefs about mathematics. Students should be encouraged to use a variety of forms of communication while learning mathematics. Students also need to communicate their learning by using mathematical terminology. Communication can play a significant role in helping students make connections among concrete, pictorial, symbolic, verbal, written and mental representations of mathematical ideas. Emerging technologies enable students to engage in communication beyond the traditional classroom to gather data and share mathematical ideas.

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