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This book contains extracts from journals and books on key issues surrounding primary mathematics teaching, all of which have been included to prompt reflection on how children learn mathematical concepts and how teachers teach. The extracts lead trainees on from the skills and knowledge of teaching into territories where their beliefs and approaches are challenged.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #272180 in Books
• Published on: 2005-09-20
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 128 pages

Education Tutor, East Lancashire Institue of Higher Education
"Excellent reference material for students starting to move from Foundation to Degree Level. Readability is a real plus."

From the Inside Flap
The Reflective Readers take a new approach to providing trainee teachers with challenging and topical theory in a structure which will underpin their reflective learning and practice. Each title contains key extracts from classic and current writing, and each extract is accompanied by an analysis, pre- and post-reading activities, links to the QTS Standards, practical implications, and further reading. The books will encourage trainees to develop the habit of reflecting on their own practice, and to identify practical opportunities for using theory to improve their teaching skills.

This book analyses extracts from journals and books on key issues surrounding primary mathematics teaching. Some of the extracts are from classic articles that were milestones in thinking about how children learn mathematics and underpin how we work with children today. Other extracts are drawn from recent research or are contributions to current debates about how we teach mathematics. The extracts have been chosen to take trainees on from the skills and knowledge of teaching into territories where their beliefs and approaches are challenged.

This Reflective Reader has been written to complement the Learning Matters series Achieving QTS. Two previous books - Primary Mathematics: Knowledge and Understanding, and Primary Mathematics: Teaching Theory and Practice - precede this book and provide a comprehensive view of ways to teach primary mathematics.

About the Author
Louise O'Sullivan is a Senior Lecturer in Initial Teacher Training at Canterbury Christ Church University. She has worked in primary schools in Kent since 1992 and moved into higher education in 2000. Her main interests are in children's written and mental calculation strategies.

Andrew Harris is a Senior Lecturer in Initial Teacher Training at Canterbury Christ Church University. After teaching in schools in Derbyshire and Gloucestershire, he moved into higher education and worked as a Senior Lecturer in Primary Mathematics Education at St martin's College, Ambleside.

Gina Donaldson worked in primary schools for 11 years as class teacher and mathematics co-ordinator and was trained as Leading Mathematics Teacher. She joined the primary mathematics team at Canterbury Christ Church University College in 1999 where she co-ordinates the PGCE mathematics course and teaches on the Year 2 and Year 3 Advanced Studies in Mathematics courses.

Gill Bottle is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Childhood Studies at Canterbury Christ Church University. She has worked in primary education for over twenty years. She is particularly interested in Early Years and has written about early mathematics for several academic and practitioner journals.

Margaret Sangster is a Senior Lecturer in Initial Teacher Training at Canterbury Christ Church University. She has taught across the primary school age-range and was a deputy head and a maths advisory teacher before moving into higher education. Her particular interests are children's understanding of mathematical pattern, the effective teaching of mathematics and the use of generic teaching strategies.

Jon Wild is a Senior Lecturer in Initial Teacher Training at Canterbury Christ Church University. He has worked in the primary education sector for 18 years, initially in London and then in southeast Kent, holding posts as deputy headteacher and headteacher. He is involved in the development of the Education Faculty's eLearning dimension at Canterbury Christ Church University.