Teaching Number: Advancing Children′s Skills and Strategies

by Robert J. Wright, Garry Stanger, James Martland

The book presents nine guiding principles for advancing children′s early number skills and offers clear strategies more advanced instruction in addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division .

Genres: Education, Mathematics, Teaching, Teachers, Reference, Nonfiction

264 pages, Paperback

First published March 22, 2002

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[Anna Warren · Rating 5 out of 5]

Aside from consistently trying to strengthen my literacy knowledge and instruction, I also strive to strengthen my math instruction. In the beginning of this text in the preface section, the authors mention, "If you ask educationalists and teachers whether numeracy intervention deserves equal attention with literacy intervention the overwhelming answer is 'Yes, it should.' (Wright, et al, 2006)." Literacy seems to take the forefront, yet math is just as important. This books provides helpful information and lesson ideas to support teachers who are concerned with early numeracy intervention for their students. Concepts such as place value, addition/subtraction, numeral identification, and more are described in the text, along with countless activities that support these concepts. I recommend this book to any teacher who might be struggling in reaching their strugglind students, or extending the learning for their higher students.

[Lisa Q · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have used parts of this book previously but had time to read through it beginning to end, skimming through the assessment tasks and instructional activities. Since we are focusing on establishing a math intervention strategy at my school, this book is a helpful tool for me to use in assessing and intervening with early elementary students. The info is solid and practical but I don't find it especially user-friendly (despite the book description).

[Sarah · Rating 5 out of 5]

Essential resource for teaching number sense to primary students. Contains a balance between the theoretical and the practical along with lots of examples in the classroom.

[Natalie Sweder · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great foundational math resource to use with all students.