Susan Jo Russell Deborah Schifter Virginia Bastable
"To truly engage in mathematics is to become curious and intrigued about regularities and patterns, then describe and explain them. A focus on the behavior of the operations allows students starting in the familiar territory of number and computation to progress to true engagement in the discipline of mathematics."
-Susan Jo Russell, Deborah Schifter, and Virginia Bastable
Algebra readiness: it's a topic of concern that seems to pervade every school district. How can we better prepare elementary students for algebra? More importantly, how can we help all...
"To truly engage in mathematics is to become curious and intrigued about regularities and patterns, then describe and explain them. A focus on ...
This survey of the state of the art on research in early algebra traces the evolution of a relatively new field of research and teaching practice. With its focus on the younger student, aged from about 6 years up to 12 years, this volume reveals the nature of the research that has been carried out in early algebra and how it has shaped the growth of the field. The survey, in presenting examples drawn from the steadily growing research base, highlights both the nature of algebraic thinking and the ways in which this thinking is being developed in the primary and early middle school student....
This survey of the state of the art on research in early algebra traces the evolution of a relatively new field of research and teaching practice. ...