This volume is the first to offer a comprehensive, research-based, multi-faceted look at issues in early algebra. In recent years, the National Council for Teac
The author provides in-depth math “explorations,” strategies, grade-banded lessons, and step-by-step guidance for building a strong foundation in algebra fo
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Like algebra at any level, early algebra is a way to explore, analyse, represent and generalise mathematical ideas and relationships. This book shows that child
With a focus on children's mathematical thinking, this second edition adds new material on the mathematical principles underlying children's strategies, a new o