1st Edition

Mathematics in the Early Years

By David Clemson, Wendy Clemson Copyright 1994
    240 Pages
    by Routledge

    by Routledge

    The Clemsons' clear and readable book takes the reader from debates about how children learn and what children know and can do when they start school; through to a discussion of how mathematics can be managed, assessed and evaluated in the school and classroom. Linking these two parts of the book is a section on the subject of mathematics itself, from which the non-specialist reader can gain a view of what mathematics is, what needs to be thought about in planning and offering a curriculum and the special dilemmas faced in teaching and learning mathematics as a subject. A bank of case studies offers an opportunity to see mathematics in action in a variety of classrooms.

    Part 1 A context for mathematics; Chapter 1 How children learn; Chapter 2 Home and school; Part 2 The subject mathematics; Chapter 3 What mathematics is; Chapter 4 The mathematics curriculum; Chapter 5 Mathematics and language; Part 3 Managing mathematics; Chapter 6 School plans; Chapter 7 Mathematics in the classroom; Part 4 Mathematics in action; Chapter 8 Classroom episodes; Part 5 Assessment, record keeping and evaluation; Chapter 9 Monitoring progress; Chapter 10 Modifying practice; Part 6 In-service education; Chapter 11 Workshop ideas;

    Biography

    Clemson, David; Clemson, Wendy

    'This book is well organised and readable and interesting to the point where I actually sat and read it at one sitting .. teachers in training could benefit a great deal from reading this book' - Times Educational Supplement