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Why do children find math so difficult? Why does it cause such panic? Why do some primary teachers lack confidence when teaching math? Mathematics with Reasonexplores some of the thinking processes underlying these and similar questions. It looks at ways of making math teaching more effective, in a variety of contexts. Teachers' own accounts of bringing their teaching into line with the way children learn mathematical concepts, and the practicalities of adopting the emergent approach to mathematics are both given prominence within a tightly argued theoretical framework. Sue Atkinson is a primary teacher, primary math consultant, and tutor for the Open University. She is engaged in research in primary math curriculum development and has recently become a part-time lecturer at Westminster College, Oxford. The contributors are all leading exponents of the emergent approach and many were involved with the PrIME project. Contributors: Alison Base, Marion Bird, Shirley Clarke, Sue Gifford, Nick James, Sarah Killworth, Lesley Neilson, Moria Proudfoot, Owen Tregaskis, Foreword by Thomas E.RowanAtkinson, Sue is the author of 'Mathematics With Reason The Emergent Approach to Primary Maths' with ISBN 9780435083335 and ISBN 0435083333.
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