It s Elementary: A Parent s Guide to K-5 Mathematics

In friendly, jargon free language, this book decodes current teaching practices and demystifies the mathematical concepts that your children need to understand to be successful math learners. Numerous examples of real students work show you how children progress in their mathematical thinking from simple counting techniques to sophisticated strategies for adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing. Most important, the book will help you be an effective participant in your children s math education. It is your all in one source for helping you to help your children be successful and happy math students.

Joy Whitenack is an associate professor of mathematics education at Virginia Commonwealth University. She teaches undergraduate and graduate mathematics courses for future elementary teachers and for practicing teachers planning to become math coaches. Her research interests include children's number sense, teacher learning, and teacher leadership.

Laurie Cavey is an associate professor of mathematics education at Boise State University, teaching mathematics courses for elementary, middle, and high school teachers. Her research interests include example-based reasoning, proportional reasoning, and functions.

Cat Henney is the Math Specialist at Sabot at Stony Point, an independent school in Richmond, Virginia serving children from preschool through 8th grade. She works with teachers to develop and implement best practices for mathematics instruction, and also teaches college courses for teachers.