Interviewing students—asking them to do math without paper and pencil—has pushed me to learn more about how they reason numerically than I ever did before in my years of teaching.– MARILYN BURNS
Listening to Learn Interviews
The chart below displays how the 10 interviews are organized into four content areas. Teachers can choose the interviews they need to learn about their students.
Foundations of
Numerical Reasoning
INTERVIEW
Foundations of Numerical Reasoning
Addition &
Subtraction
INTERVIEW
Addition and Subtraction within 10
INTERVIEW
Addition and Subtraction within 20
INTERVIEW
Addition and Subtraction within 100
INTERVIEW
Addition and Subtraction within 1000
Multiplication &
Division
INTERVIEW
Foundations of Multiplication
INTERVIEW
Foundations of Division
INTERVIEW
Extending Multiplication and Division
Fractions &
Decimals
INTERVIEW
Foundations of Fractions
INTERVIEW
Fractions and Decimals
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The Heinemann Podcast
Marilyn Burns talks about conducting math interviews with K–5 students.
About the Authors
Marilyn Burns
Marilyn Burns is one of today’s most highly respected mathematics educators. Over the course of more than fifty-five years, Marilyn has taught children, led in-service sessions, spoken at conferences, contributed to professional journals, and written more than thirty books and resources for children and educators.
Lynne Zolli
Lynne Zolli was a classroom teacher in the San Francisco Unified School District for over forty years and taught grades 1 through 6. She also was a mentor teacher, professional development leader, Math Solutions instructor, and conference speaker. Lynne is a grant writer, an author of Math Solutions professional books, and a co-author of Do the Math.