Teaching and learning early number / 
 Teaching & learning early number 
edited by Ian Thompson. 
 - ix, 164 pages :  illustrations ;  24 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>The early years number curriculum today / Ian Thompson -- The numerical understanding and beliefs of pre-school children -- Children's beliefs about counting / Penny Munn -- Children's early learning of number in school and out / Carol Aubrey -- The place of counting in number development -- The importance of counting / Effie Maclellan -- Uses of counting in multiplication and division / Julia Anghileri -- The role of counting in derived fact strategies / Ian Thompson -- Compressing the counting process: developing a flexible interpretation of symbols / Eddie Gray -- Written number work -- When should they start doing sums? A critical consideration of the 'emergent mathematics' approach / Sue Gifford -- Writing and number / Penny Munn -- Mental and written algorithms: can the gap be bridged? / Ian Thompson -- Perspectives on teaching number -- Approaching number through language / Alan Wigley -- Developing young children's counting skills / Ian Thompson -- The role of calculators / Janet Duffin -- Teaching for strategies / Ian Sugarman -- The early years number curriculum tomorrow / Ian Thompson. 
<br/><br/> The beliefs and number understanding of nursery and reception children are examined, and a detailed account is provided of the role of counting in the acquisition of number understanding and in the development of derived fact strategies. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>033519852X 9780335198528 0335198511 9780335198511 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>96049718 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Mathematics--Study and teaching (Primary)--Great Britain
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QA135.5  / .T398 1997 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>372.72