Teaching and Learning Early Years Mathematics
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Essential reading for all those teaching or training to teach Early Years mathematics, providing comprehensive subject and pedagogic knowledge for those responsible for the youngest children in school and their vital first experiences of learning mathematics.
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Mary Briggs is an Associate Professor at the Institute of Education, University of Warwick. Mary has taught in range of special and mainstream schools. She is currently a teacher and researcher on education programmes from undergraduate to doctoral level at the University. She has acted as a consultant for a number of organisations about the learning and teaching of mathematics. Mary has written extensively about mathematics education across the early years and primary age range and passionately believes that everyone can understand and enjoy mathematics and that it can be taught in interesting and creative ways.
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1. Introduction 2. To infinity and beyond! 3. Space the final frontier! 4. Are we nearly there yet? 5. What will happen if? 6. Who has the most? 7. How can I say that? 8. How do I write that? 9. What does this do? 10. What happens next? Glossary Index References