· What do we know from research about how three to five year olds learn mathematics, bearing in mind their social, emotional, physical and cognitive development?·What are the most important aspects of mathematics for young children to learn and how might children learn them?
·How should adults ‘teach’ mathematics to children so young?
This book provides a research background for adults helping three to five year olds learn mathematics, including social and emotional processes as well as key mathematical ideas and common difficulties. It includes implications for practice and proposes a playful and sensitive approach. It is illustrated with examples from the author’s own research and work with practitioners.
- ISBN13 9780335216871
- Publish Date 16 August 2005
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 31 January 2011
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Open University Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 208
- Language English