Mathematics Explained for Primary Teachers

This much-loved textbook has been fully revised and updated to take account of the new Primary Curriculum, which was made statutory in 2010 and will be taught in primary schools beginning September 2011. The new edition will be a valuable resource for new primary teachers as they prepare to teach the new curriculum.

Some of the changes in the new edition include the following:

• New chapters on key ideas and key processes in primary mathematics.
• Reordering of the chapters to give more prominence to using and applying mathematics.
• Further material on graphs in the chapter on coordinates and linear relationships.
• References throughout to the new Primary Curriculum.
• Research focus in every chapter.
• Updating of suggestions for further reading.
• More discursive answers to some of the self-assessment questions.
• A companion website providing a comprehensive glossary and additional material to enable primary trainees to prepare with confidence for the ITT Numeracy test.
• A companion Student Workbook available for purchase, providing further self-assessment examples for checking understanding, for using and applying mathematics, and for teaching and learning.

Extensively used on primary PGCE courses and undergraduate courses leading to QTS, this book is an essential resource for all new primary teachers.

Derek Haylock is an education writer, with an extensive list of publications in the field of mathematics education. He worked for over 30 years in teacher education, both initial and in-service, and was Co-Director of Primary Initial Teacher Training and responsible for the mathematics components of the primary programmes at the University of East Anglia (UEA) in Norwich. He has considerable practical experience of teaching and researching in primary classrooms. His work in mathematics education has taken him to Germany, Belgium, Lesotho, Kenya, Brunei, India and Sweden. As well as his publications in the field of education, he has written seven books of Christian drama for young people and a Christmas musical (published by Church House/National Society). For 15 years after his time at UEA, he was in great demand as a consultant and professional speaker. His work as a writer continues.