Guiding Children’s Learning of Mathematics - Softcover

Johnson, Art; Tipps, Steve; Kennedy, Leonard M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1305960661 ISBN 13: 9781305960664

Publisher: Cengage Learning, 2017

Synopsis

Trust this market-leading text to give you a thorough introduction to mathematics methods and concepts and provide you with a practical resource guide to teaching grade K-6 mathematics. The text contains over 275 detailed lesson activities for easy-to-implement classroom use. Each activity is also linked to related Common Core Content Standards and Mathematical Practice. Other useful features highlight common student misconceptions about math operations and concepts, tips for being inclusive of students from various cultural backgrounds, and excellent math-related children's literature to use in the classroom. The text is available with MindTap, an online learning experience that guides you to learn concepts and skills critical to becoming a great teacher, and includes useful apps and an eportfolio.

About this title

About the Author:

Dr. Art Johnson has a wide range of experience in mathematics education. He taught middle and high school mathematics for over 30 years before moving to Boston University, where he taught undergraduate and graduate courses in mathematics education. At present he is retired as a full time professor but still teaches as an adjunct faculty member. Dr. Johnson has written over 50 books and 25 journal articles that span many topics in mathematics education, from mathematics history and geometry to manipulatives and English language learners.

Dr. Steve Tipps earned his doctorate at Ohio State University in early and middle childhood education and has been on the faculty of the University of Virginia, Midwestern State University, the University of North Texas, and the University of South Carolina Upstate. He is currently working as a mathematics consultant for elementary schools in North and South Carolina.

Review:

"This book presents standards-based, student-friendly, practitioner-focused instructional strategies, anchored in teaching mathematical concepts and mathematical reasoning."

"This is an excellent research-based text with multiple strategies for elementary mathematics curriculum from struggling to advanced students."

"It leads students on a pathway that is bound to turn students into expert math teachers for our children."

About this edition

• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1305960661
• ISBN 13: 9781305960664
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 656