A paraprofessional is helping a student who is struggling to understand the concept of fractions. Which of the following is the best first step?
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A
Giving the student a worksheet with 50 fraction problems.
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B
Using physical manipulatives like fraction bars or pizza slices to represent the parts of a whole.
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C
Telling the student to memorize the multiplication table.
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D
Explaining the abstract mathematical definition of a numerator and denominator.