New Releases by Megan Loef Franke

This book is for pre-K to 1st grade and shows how teachers can promote math development in ways that honor children''s thinking.--

With a focus on children''s mathematical thinking, this second edition adds new material on the mathematical principles underlying children''s strategies, a new online video that illustrates student teacher interaction, and examines the relationship between CGI and the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics.

The goal of this practice guide is to offer educators specific, evidence-based recommendations that address the challenge of improving mathematical problem solving in grades 4 through 8. The guide provides practical, clear information on critical topics related to improving mathematical problem solving and is based on the best available evidence as judged by the authors.

Looks at how children build on their emerging knowledge of arithmetic to provide a foundation for learning algebra, and describes a number of types of problems and forms of questioning for eliciting children''s thinking and for fostering growth in mathematical understanding.