Teaching Numeracy: 9 Critical Habits to Ignite Mathematical Thinking

by Margaret (Margie) M. Pearse, Kathleen (k.) M. Walton

"Margie Pearse and Katie Walton have given us a rich treasury of research-based beat math practices. This book offers practical, engaging numeracy strategies to support our struggling students and sets the bar high for our advanced young mathematicians."—Mary Dunwoody, Director of Secondary Curriculum and Professional DevelopmentSoutheast Delco School District, Folcroft, PATransform mathematics learning from "doing" to "thinking"



Do some of your students arrive at wildly wrong answers to mathematical problems but have no idea why? If so, they are not alone. Many students lack basic numeracy—the ability to think through the math logically, solve problems, and apply math outside the classroom. This book outlines nine critical thinking habits that foster numeracy and details practical ways to incorporate those habits into instruction. Referencing the new common core standards, NCTM standards, and established literacy practices, the authors include "How Can I Do This in My Math Class…Tomorrow?" applications throughout the book that shows you how



Monitor and repair students′ understandingRepresent mathematics nonlinguisticallyDevelop students′ mathematics vocabularyCreate numeracy-rich lesson plansTeaching Numeracy will help you move your students from simply "doing the math" to a deeper understanding of how to think through the math.

 

Genres: Nonfiction

242 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 22, 2011

Reviews

[Debora Wilson]

9 Habits to ignite numerate thinking:

Monitor and Repair Understanding
Develop Schema
Identify similarities and differences, recognize patterns, organize and categorize ideas
Represent mathematics nonliguistically
Predict, infer, recognize trends use patterns generate and test hypotheses
Question for understanding
Summerize determine importance sythesize use note taking and journaling
Develop vocabulary
Collaborate to learn


5 components of a math lesson
purpose and focus
ignition
bridge to learning
gradual release
debrief

[Diane Willman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great examples on how to implement the research and ideas immediately into your daily teaching of math. Great research sited to support instruction and why they suggest a particular method. The chapter on Debriefing is extremely practical.