Teaching and Learning Early Numbers

Name: Teaching and Learning Early Numbers
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ISBN: 9780335198511

ISBN-10: 0335198511

ISBN-13: 9780335198511

Edition: 1997

Authors: Ian Thompson

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The beliefs and number understanding of nursery and reception children are examined, and a detailed account is provided of the role of counting in the acquisition of number understanding and in the development of derived fact strategies.

Book details

List price: $45.95
Copyright year: 1997
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies, The
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 160
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English

Editor's preface
Prologue: Early years number today
The numerical understanding and beliefs of pre-school children
Children's beliefs about counting
Children's early learning of number in school and out
The place of counting in number development
The importance of counting
Uses of counting in multiplication and division
The role of counting in derived fact strategies
Compressing the counting process developing a flexible interpretation of symbols
Written number work
'When should they start doing sums?' a critical consideration of the 'emergent mathematics' approach
Writing and number
Mental and written algorithms can the gap be bridged?
Perspectives on teaching number
Approaching number through language
Developing young children's counting skills
The role of calculators
Teaching /f003for /f001strategies
Epilogue: Early years number tomorrow
Index
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