Includes bibliographical references (pages 184-190) and index.
Meaning making in mathematics -- Communication and mathematical literacy -- Reading and language issues -- Toward a discourse community -- Zoom in-zoom out : using reading comprehension to enhance problem-solving skills -- Multiple representations charts to enhance conceptual understanding -- You be the judge : engaging students in the assessment process -- Building meanings through concept development and communication -- Building meanings through language development -- Building meanings through speaking and listening -- Building meanings through reading -- Building meanings through writing