Description
Book Synopsis"With freshness, humour and originality, Sue Gifford demonstrates the interactive strategies that are required to teach mathematics to young children. The text is both refreshingly free from conventional wisdom and solidly grounded in recent research on learning and teaching early mathematics.At the same time, it is unfailing in its accuracy in uncovering children's own humour and instinct for subverting 'teacherly' overtures. Given the demonstrated lack of spontaneous mathematics in early childhood setting, this assembled collage of children's own observations, activities and comments is in itself a work of art."
Professor Carol Aubrey, Institute of Education, University of Warwick, UK.
- What are the most important aspects of mathematics for young children to learn?
- How do children learn mathematics?
- How can adults best âteachâ mathematics to children so young?
The book informs practitioners, students and parents about how threeâ to fiv
Table of ContentsAcknowledgements
Introduction
Between the secret garden and the hothouse: recent changes in early years mathematics
Section 1
What do we know about how young children learn mathematics? A holistic approach
1 Cognitive processes
2 Emotional processes
3 Social processes
4 Physical processes
Summary of Section 1
Section 2
Practical Pedagogy
5 Contexts for learning
6 Interactive teaching strategies
7 Teaching systems: planning and assessment
Section 3
The mathematics curriculum
8 Number
9 Shape and space
10 Measures
11 Problem solving
Conclusion
References
Index
