Summary
Contents
Subject index
Still the biggest concern for many on initial teacher training courses is the acquisition of subject knowledge and the ability to translate that into effective teaching. This book addresses this – building on the core subject knowledge covered in the Achieving QTS series and relating it to classroom practice. It supports trainees in extending and deepening their knowledge of Maths and demonstrating how to apply it to planning and implementing lessons. Practical and up-to-date teaching examples are used to clearly contextualize subject knowledge. A clear focus on classroom practice helps trainees to build confidence and develop their own teaching strategies.
Calculating
Calculating
Introduction
This chapter is the third of three in this book involving number. Number is a substantial part of the mathematics curriculum. There is a plethora of books dedicated to supporting your subject and pedagogic knowledge in number (e.g. Frobisher et al., 1999; Koshy and Murray, 2002; Thompson, 1999). Calculating can be undertaken only with an understanding of number, the ability to count, and knowing and using number facts which were covered in Chapters 2 and 3.
In this chapter we will look at five aspects of calculating.
- Using the inverse operation to solve a problem. How can teachers introduce the concept of the inverse operation? What are connectionist teachers? This section includes a case study involving Year 1 children using ‘counting on’ as a strategy to ...
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