Helping Children Learn Mathematics, Tenth Edition reflects the ever changing world of learning and teaching elementary school mathematics. Change is everywhere. Teachers of mathematics in elementary school not only experience change but, more important, also have an opportunity to help lead the way. This edition of Helping Children Learn Mathematics is built around three main themes; helping children make sense of mathematics, incorporating practical experiences and research to guide teaching, and emphasizing major ideas from the 2010 Common Core State Standards: Mathematics.
This text is intended for those who are or who will be teachers of mathematics in elementary school. It is designed to help readers, help children
Contents
- Chapter 1: School Mathematics in a Changing World
- Chapter 2: Helping Children Learn Mathematics with Understanding
- Chapter 3: Planning for and Teaching Diverse Learners
- Chapter 4: Assessment: Enhanced Learning and Teaching
- Chapter 5: Mathematical Processes and Practices
- Chapter 6: Helping Children with Problem Solving
- Chapter 7: Developing Counting and Number Sense in Early Grades
- Chapter 8: Extending Number Sense: Place Value
- Chapter 9: Operations: Meaning and Basic Facts
- Chapter 10: Computation Methods: Calculators, Mental Computation, and Estimation
- Chapter 11: Standard and Alternative Computational Algorithms
- Chapter 12: Fractions and Decimals: Concepts and Operations
- Chapter 13: Ratio, Proportion, and Percent: Meanings and Applications
- Chapter 14: Algebraic Thinking
- Chapter 15: Geometry
- Chapter 16: Measurement
- Chapter 17: Data Analysis, Statistics, and Probability
- Chapter 18: Number Theory
Key Features
- Focus Questions: point the way into each of the chapters.
- Cultural Connections: located near the end of most chapters, highlights differences in the mathematical experiences and performance of students from different countries.
- Equity: an important issue in mathematics classrooms is highlighted throughout the text. Many ways of providing for individual differences are discussed and illustrated.
- "In the Classroom" Activities: found throughout the text in special boxes, these activities provide a wealth of ideas and strategies for teaching children the topics of each chapter.
- "Things to Do" End of Chapter Activities: found near the end of each chapter, these sections embody the text's active learning and teaching approach to mathematics.
- Children's Literature: specific books are referenced at various points within the text and an annotated list of useful books is provided at the end of each chapter.
- Updated and streamlined research is referenced throughout the text.
- Technology tools and strategies are discussed and illustrated within the text.
- Math Link boxes within the chapters also highlight additional technology resources, including virtual manipulatives.
New to this edition
- Updated to reflect current recommendations from the Common Core State Standards: Mathematics, and from the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics and other associations.
- All “Snapshots of a Lesson” now include video clips, easily accessed online.
- This edition utilizes videos from TeachScape, with research-based best practices, commentaries by noted researchers, and teacher reflections on featured instructional decisions to better promote understanding.
About the Author
Robert E. Reys is currently Professor of Math Education at the University of Missouri. He received his B.S. in Education and his M.A. in Mathematics, both from Central Missouri State University. He also received his Ed.D. in Mathematics Education from the University of Missouri. Reys has been on the University of Missouri faculty since 1966. He has taught numerous undergraduate and graduate mathematics education courses and has served as advisor for more than 400 secondary mathematics majors, 100 MEd and 30 PhD students in mathematics education. Reys has also served as visiting professor at the University of Georgia, Fulbright Research/Lecturer in Mexico during 1989-90); University of Tsukuba (Japan; 1991-92) and a Fulbright Research/Lecturer in Sweden (1995). He was a visiting summer professor at the University of Saskatchewan (Canada) and the University of Regina (Canada). During the last ten years Reys has conducted workshops and seminars for teachers/researchers on mathematical topics from elementary to secondary school throughout the United States, and several countries including Australia, Canada, Cyprus, England, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Panama, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Sweden, Taiwan and Yemen.
Product Details
- Paperback: 496 pages
- Publisher: Wiley; 10 edition (October 25, 2011)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 111800180X
- ISBN-13: 978-1118001806
- Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.5 x 0.6 inches
List Price: $157.50