Table Of ContentSection I Teaching Mathematics: Foundations and Perspectives chapter1 Teaching Mathematics in the Era of the NCTMStandards chapter2 Exploring What It Means to Do Mathematics chapter3 Developing Understanding in Mathematics chapter4 Teaching Through Problem Solving chapter5 Planning in the Problem-Based Classroom chapter6 Building Assessment into Instruction chapter7 Teaching Mathematics Equitably to All Children chapter8 Technology and School Mathematics Section II Development of Mathematical Concepts and Procedures chapter9 Developing Early Number Concepts and Number Sense chapter10 Developing Meanings for the Operations chapter11 Helping Children Master the Basic Facts chapter12 Whole-Number Place-Value Development chapter13 Strategies for Whole-Number Computation chapter14 Computational Estimation with Whole Numbers chapter15 Algebraic Thinking: Generalizations, Patterns, and Functions chapter16 Developing Fraction Concepts chapter<
Edition DescriptionRevised edition
SynopsisThis leading K-8 math methods text has the most coverage of the NCTM standards, the strongest coverage of middle school mathematics, and the highest student approval of any text currently available. Elementary and Middle School Mathematics provides an unparalleled depth of ideas and discussion to help students develop a real understanding of the mathematics they will teach. John Van de Walle, one of the foremost experts on how children learn mathematics, finds that 80 percent of the students who purchase this book keep it for reference when they begin their professional teaching careers. This text reflects the NCTM Principles and Standards and the benefits of constructivist--or student-centered--mathematics instruction. Moreover, it is structured for maximum flexibility, offering 24 brief, compartmentalized chapters that may be mixed and matched to fit any course or teaching approach., This leading K-8 math methods book has the most coverage of the NCTM standards, the strongest coverage of middle school mathematics, and the highest student approval of any math methods book currently available. Elementary and Middle School Mathematics provides an unparalleled depth of ideas and discussion to help readers develop a real understanding of the mathematics they teach. John Van de Walle, one of the foremost experts on how children learn mathematics, finds that 80 percent of the students who purchase this book keep it for reference when they begin their professional teaching careers. This book reflects the NCTM Principles and Standards and the benefits of constructivist-or student-centered-mathematics instruction. Improvements for the sixth edition include sections on planning for a diverse classroom and a completely new section addressing planning in a classroom where there are English language learners.
LC Classification NumberQA135.6.V36 2007